Semiconductor device provided with electrically floating control

Details Semiconductor device provided with electrically floating control Semiconductor device provided with electrically floating control

1984-12-12

1987-03-17

Clawson, Jr., Joseph E.

357 20, 357 51, 357 55, 357 86, H01L 2974

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046511890

ABSTRACT:
A gate turn-off thyristor and a transistor are disclosed, each of which comprises: a semiconductor substrate including at least three semiconductor layers between a pair of principal surfaces, adjacent ones of the semiconductor layers being different in conductivity type from each other, a first one of the semiconductor layers being formed of at least one strip-shaped region with a constant width, a second one of the semiconductor layers being exposed to a first principal surface of the semiconductor substrate together with the strip-shaped region; a first main electrode kept in ohmic contact with the strip-shaped region at the first principal surface; a first control electrode kept in ohmic contact with the second semiconductor layer on one side of the strip-shaped region in the direction of the width thereof and connected directly to a control terminal; a second control electrode kept in ohmic contact with the second semiconductor layer on the other side of the strip-shaped region in the direction of the width thereof and connected to the control terminal through the first control electrode and the resistance of the second semiconductor layer between the first control electrode and the second control electrode; a second main electrode kept in ohmic contact with a second principal surface of the semiconductor substrate; and means provided in the semiconductor substrate for accelerating the spatial biasing of a conductive region to the other side of the strip-shaped region in the direction of the width thereof when a current flowing across the semiconductor substrate is cut off, thereby enlarging the area of safety operation.

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