Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Field effect device – Having insulated electrode
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-14
2006-11-14
Vu, David (Department: 2818)
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Field effect device
Having insulated electrode
C438S270000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07135740
ABSTRACT:
A high power FET switch comprises an N− drift layer, in which pairs of trenches are recessed to a predetermined depth; oxide side-walls extend to the trench bottoms, and each trench is filled with a conductive material. N+ and metal layers on opposite sides of the drift layer provide drain and source connections for the FET, and the conductive material in each trench is connected together to provide a gate connection. A shallow P region extends across the bottom and around the corners of each trench's side-walls into the drift layer. The application of a sufficient gate voltage causes holes to be injected from the shallow P regions into the N− drift layer, thereby modulating the drift layer's conductivity and lowering the device's on-resistance, and enabling current to flow between the drain and source connections.
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Vu David
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