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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tom Van Zutphen, Eindhoven, NL;
Frederik C Gehring, Eindhoven, NL;
Mark A De Samber, Eindhoven, NL;
Erwin A Hijzen, Eindhoven, NL;
Ron Kroon, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257 10 ; 257 11 ; 257213 ; 257488 ; 257491 ; 257447 ;
Abstract
Semiconductor device with a semiconductor cathode having an emissive part (pn junction) separated from a contact part which has locations at which a controlled breakdown occurs on a contact part metallization at excessive voltages, so that, during manufacture and operation, the emissive part in an election tube is protected from damage.