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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
John M Neilson, Norristown, PA (US);
Wolfgang F Dietz, New Hope, PA (US);
Assignee:
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257124 ; 257133 ; 257139 ; 257144 ; 257152 ; 257212 ; 257341 ; 257342 ; 257401 ; 257773 ; 257784 ;
Abstract
The performance of COMFET-based electrical switches may be improved by connecting a MOSFET substantially in parallel with the COMFET. In a monolithic embodiment, a MOSFET drain region may be added to a surface of a COMFET and shorted to the emitter region of the COMFET. The invention decreases the turn-off time of the COMFET, reduces the discontinuity at current direction reversal and increases the latch-up current of a semiconductor switch.