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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mohit Bhatnagar, Mesa, AZ (US);
Charles E Weitzel, Mesa, AZ (US);
Christine Thero, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Schaumberg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257 77 ; 257339 ; 257409 ; 257492 ; 257493 ;
Abstract
A lateral silicon carbide transistor (10) utilizes a modulated channel region (18) to form an accumulation region that facilitates a low on-resistance. A doped region of the channel layer forms a channel insert (14) that also lowers the on-resistance of the transistor (10). A damage termination layer (27) is utilized to facilitate providing a high breakdown voltage. Field plates (23,24) also assists in increasing the breakdown voltage and decreasing the on-resistance of the transistor (10).