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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Wolfspeed, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Kijeong Han, Apex, NC (US);
Sei-Hyung Ryu, Cary, NC (US);
Daniel Jenner Lichtenwalner, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Wolfspeed, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/7805 (2013.01); H01L 29/1608 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a vertical transistor and a body diode. Various improvements to the semiconductor device allow for improved performance of the body diode, in particular to reduced snappiness and increased softness.