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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wolfgang Bartsch, Erlangden, DE;
Heinz Mitlehner, Uttenreuth, DE;
Dietrich Stephani, Bubenreuth, DE;
Assignee:
SiCED Electronics Development GmbH & Co. KG, Erlangen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/980 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/980 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor configuration, in particular based on silicon carbide, is specified which rapidly limits a short-circuit current to an acceptable current value. For this purpose, when a predetermined saturation current is exceeded, a lateral channel region is pinched off, and the current is limited to a value below the saturation current.