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Patent No.:

US 12743116 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 13, 2023

Semiconductor transistors having minimum gate-to-source voltage clamp circuits

Applicant:

Wolfspeed, Inc., Durham, NC (US);

Inventors:

Rahul R Potera, Apex, NC (US);

Andreas Scholze, Cary, NC (US);

Jianwen Shao, Cary, NC (US);

Edward R. Van Brunt, Cary, NC (US);

Philipp Steinmann, Durham, NC (US);

James T. Richmond, Hillsborough, NC (US);

Assignee:

Wolfspeed, Inc., Durham, NC (US);

Attorney:

Myers Bigel, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Crystal L Hammond

Assistant Examiner:

Nusrat undefined Quddus

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/569 (2006.01); G01R 31/50 (2020.01); G05F 3/20 (2006.01); H10D 62/832 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/569 (2013.01); G01R 31/50 (2020.01); G05F 3/20 (2013.01); H10D 62/8325 (2025.01);
Abstract

Transistors are provided that comprise a silicon carbide based semiconductor layer structure, a first current terminal, a second current terminal, a gate terminal, and a minimum gate terminal-to-second current terminal voltage clamp circuit in the semiconductor layer structure that is coupled between the gate terminal and the second current terminal.

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Potera, Rahul. (2026). Semiconductor transistors having minimum gate-to-source voltage clamp circuits (U.S. Patent No. 12743116). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12743116

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