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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Natale Aiello, Catania, IT;
Atanasio La Barbera, Palermo, IT;
Stefano Sueri, Catania, IT;
Sergio Spampinato, Catania, IT;
Assignee:
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ; H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257582 ; 257574 ; 257575 ; 257593 ; 438205 ; 438206 ; 438210 ;
Abstract
An integrated device in an emitter-switching configuration comprises a first bipolar transistor having a base region, an emitter region, and a collector region, a second transistor having a charge-collection terminal connected to an emitter terminal of the first transistor, and a quenching element having a terminal connected to a base terminal of the first transistor. The quenching element is formed within the base region or the emitter region of the first transistor.