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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1999
Norbert A. Schmitz, Roanoke, VA (US);
Victor G. Abbott, Catawba, VA (US);
Tyco Electronics Logistics AG, Steinach, CH;
Abstract
A field effect transistor (FET) comprising a plurality of drain finger electrodes, source finger electrodes and gate finger electrodes disposed in an active region of a semiconductor substrate; a drain bus disposed outside the active region and electrically connecting the drain finger electrodes to each other; a gate bus disposed outside the active region and electrically connecting the gate finger electrodes to each other; and a source bus disposed outside the active region and electrically connecting the source finger electrodes to each other; wherein the drain fingers are electrically connected to each other via the drain bus without crossing over the source or gate fingers.