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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1989
Filed:
May. 19, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Deva N Pattanayak, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bantval J Baliga, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
357 38 ; 357 234 ; 357 2314 ; 357 43 ; 357 86 ;
Abstract
A monolithically integrated semiconductor device preferably comprising a thyristor driven transistor is disclosed. The thyristor provides a base drive sufficient to fully turn-on an inherent bipolar transistor and achieve the maximum benefit of bipolar conduction within the semiconductor device. The thyristor can be turned on and off through insulated gate control by decoupling the emitter region of the thyristor from the cathode electrode of the device.