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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1979
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
B Jayant Baliga, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
357 21 ; 357 22 ; 357 35 ; 357 36 ; 357 38 ; 357 57 ; 357 58 ;
Abstract
An electric field-controlled thyristor having improved voltage blocking characteristics comprises a semiconductor substrate with a cathode region in one major surface and interdigitated anode and gate regions in the other major surface. The thyristor includes a single high voltage junction which is capable of blocking voltages of either positive or negative polarity by the application of a control voltage, which is a fraction of the blocking voltage, between the anode and gate regions.