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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaus-Guenter Oppermann, Holzkirchen, DE;
Michael Stoisiek, Ottobrunn, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257327 ; 257337 ; 257368 ; 257379 ; 257539 ;
Abstract
In a bipolar power component, for example an IGBT, having an emitter structure and a drift zone of the opposite conductivity type, the emitter structure is provided with a first contact and the drift zone is provided with a second contact. The first contact and the second contact are connected to a drivable resistor circuit such that, dependent on a control signal at the resistor circuit, the current through the power component optionally flows via the first contact and/or via the second contact to a third contact of the resistor circuit.