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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2021
Analog Power Conversion Llc, Bend, OR (US);
Amaury Gendron-Hansen, Bend, OR (US);
Dumitru Gheorge Sdrulla, Bend, OR (US);
Leslie Louis Szepesi, Bend, OR (US);
Analog Power Conversion LLC, Bend, OR (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, and a plurality of active regions disposed over the substrate. The plurality of active regions have a first total area. One or more inactive regions are also disposed over the substrate. The one or more inactive regions have a second total area. The second total area is greater than or equal to 1.5 times the first total area. The active regions may be formed in an epitaxial layer formed over the substrate. A plurality of cells of an active device may be disposed in the plurality of active regions. The inactive regions may include only structures that do not dissipate substantial power when the semiconductor device is functioning as it is designed to function.