US4937646A
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MOSFET with temperature protection
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1988-05-02
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Granted: 1990-06-26
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Expires: 2008-05-02
Abstract
Abstract On the semiconductor body of a MOSFET (1), the semiconductor body of a thyristor (5) (or of a bipolar transistor) is located for thermal conduction purposes. The anode and cathode terminals (A, K) (emitter and collector terminal) are connected to the gate terminal (G) and to the source terminal (S) of the MOSFET (1), respectively. The thyristor (bipolar transistor) is rated so that it turns on before a temperature of 150 DEG to 180 DEG is obtained which is critical for the MOSFET. Thus the gate-source capacitance of the MOSFET is effectively shortcircuited and the MOSFET turns off.
Inventors
- 👤 Jenoe Tihanyi
- 👤 Johann Bierlmaier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 14:23
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/08; H03K17/081; H03K17/0812; H03K17/08122; H10W90/00; H03K2017/0806; H10W72/00; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W90/701; H10W90/731; H10W90/734; H10W90/751; H10W90/754
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
An electronic component including a MOSFET having a first semiconductor body having two major surfaces, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a threshold voltage for turning the MOSFET on, the electronic component comprising: (a) a semiconductor switch having a second semiconductor body fastened on one of the major surfaces of the first semiconductor body and the semiconductor switch turns on when a predetermined junction temperature is reached, the semiconductor switch having a forward on-state voltage drop lower than the threshold voltage of the MOSFET; (b) the first and second semiconductor bodies are connected together thermally; (c) two electrodes are disposed on the second semiconductor body of the semiconductor switch; and (d) one of the two electrodes is coupled to the gate electrode while the other of the two electrodes is connected to the source electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
An electronic component including a MOSFET having a first semiconductor body having two major surfaces, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a threshold voltage for turning the MOSFET on, the electronic component comprising: (a) a semiconductor switch having a second semiconductor body fastened on one of the major surfaces of the first semiconductor body and the semiconductor switch turns on when a predetermined junction temperature is reached, the semiconductor switch having a forward on-state voltage drop lower than the threshold voltage of the MOSFET; (b) the first and second semiconductor bodies are connected together thermally; (c) two electrodes are disposed on the second semiconductor body of the semiconductor switch; and (d) one of the two electrodes is coupled to the gate electrode while the other of the two electrodes is connected to the source electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
An electronic component according to claim 1, wherein the first and second semiconductor bodies are electrically insulated from each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
An electronic component according to claim 1, wherein the semiconductor switch is in the form of a lateral thyristor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
An electronic component according to claim 1, characterized in that the semiconductor switch is a thyristor comprising at least two inner zones and two outer zones, and at least a shunt between one of its inner zones and the outer zone contiguous thereto.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
132 words
An electronic component according to claim 4, further comprising: a transistor having an emitter-collector path connected to the inner zones of the thyristor and a base terminal; and the base terminal of the transistor is connected via the source-drain path of said MOSFET to a cathode terminal of the thyristor, the MOSFET is an enhancement type, the gate terminal of the MOSFET is connected via a capacitor to the inner zone contiguous to the outer connected to an anode terminal which is one of the two terminals, and a current source having first and second terminals, the first terminal is connected to the gate terminal of the MOSFET while the second terminal is connected to a cathode terminal which is the other one of the two terminals of the second semiconductor body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
An electronic component according to claim 1, wherein the semiconductor switch is a bipolar transistor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
An electronic component according to claim 2, wherein the semiconductor switch is a bipolar transistor.
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