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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
May. 23, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven L Merchant, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Emil Arnold, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257347 ; 257408 ; 257409 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a thin film transistor having a linear doping profile between the gate and drain regions. This is constructed in a particular manner in order to achieve a thin film transistor having a significantly high breakdown voltage of the order of 700 to 900 volts, much greater than that achieved in the prior art.