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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Nexperia B.v., Nijmegen, NL;
Inventors:
Hans-Martin Ritter, Hamburg, DE;
Andreas Zimmerman, Hamburg, DE;
Assignee:
Nexperia B.V., Nijmegen, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/02 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01); H01L 27/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/0255 (2013.01); H01L 27/0266 (2013.01); H01L 27/0285 (2013.01); H01L 27/0629 (2013.01); H02H 9/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor device arrangement and a method of operating a semiconductor device arrangement. The semiconductor device can be arranged for bidirectional operation. The semiconductor device arrangement can comprise: a field effect transistor comprising first and second input terminals; a control terminal; a first diode connected between the first terminal and the control terminal; and a second diode connected between the second terminal and the control terminal; wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are configured and arranged to be connected to respective signal lines.