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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2018
Nexperia B.v., Nijmegen, NL;
Adam Richard Brown, Stockport, GB;
Jim Brett Parkin, Stockport, GB;
Phil Rutter, Stockport, GB;
Steven Waterhouse, Stockport, GB;
Saurabh Pandey, Stockport, GB;
Nexperia B.V., Nijmegen, NL;
Abstract
A field effect transistor semiconductor device having a compact device footprint for use in automotive and hot swap applications. The device includes a plurality of field effect transistor cells with the plurality of transistor cells having at least one low threshold voltage transistor cell and at least one high threshold voltage transistor cell arranged on a substrate. The field effect transistor semiconductor device is configured and arranged to operate the at least one high threshold voltage transistor cell during linear mode operation, and operate both the low threshold voltage transistor cell and the high threshold voltage transistor cell during resistive mode operation. Further provided is a method of operating field effect transistor semiconductor device including a plurality of field effect transistor cells that includes at least one low threshold voltage transistor cell and at least one high threshold voltage transistor cell.