Controlled turn-on thyristor

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1989-02-02

1990-03-13

Clawson, Jr., Joseph E.

357 51, 357 55, 357 64, 357 86, H01L 2974

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049086871

ABSTRACT:
A multistage amplifying thyristor incorporates integral current control resistor regions between adjacent thyristor stages for limiting turn-on current in all but the main thyristor stage. The thyristor is essentially immune from di/dt turn-on failure without the need for external circuitry to limit di/dt in the thyristor. Modulation of the current control resistor region during turn-on is prevented by adequately spacing or shielding the region from the emitter of each thyristor stage as well as by adequate spacing or shielding of the resistor region from a portion of the lowermost emitter region containing a turn-on plasma of the preceding thyristor stage.

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