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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ulrich Kelberlau, 68623 Lampertheim, DE;
Nathan Zommer, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/1332 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/1332 ;
Abstract
A switching device is described having a semiconductor substrate with a front side and a back side. The switching device includes a first transistor which includes a first region adjacent the front side, a second region within the first region, the semiconductor substrate, and at least one island region adjacent the backside. The switching device also includes a second transistor which includes the first region, the second region, the semiconductor substrate, and a third region coupled to the at least one island region.