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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Junichi Nishizawa, Miyagi, JP;
Assignee:
Handotai Kenkyu Shinkokai, Miyagi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
357 38 ; 357 22 ; 357 30 ; 357 20 ; 357 51 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor device comprises a static induction thyristor and a photosensitive element connected to a gate of the static induction thyristor so that the static induction thyristor is controlled optically. A plurality of the semiconductor devices are easily connected in series and/or in parallel with each other to control a large current and/or voltage.