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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Joseph Yedinak, Mountaintop, PA (US);
Mark Rinehimer, Mountaintop, PA (US);
Thomas E. Grebs, Mountaintop, PA (US);
John Benjamin, Mountaintop, PA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Yedinak, Mountaintop, PA (US);
Mark Rinehimer, Mountaintop, PA (US);
Thomas E. Grebs, Mountaintop, PA (US);
John Benjamin, Mountaintop, PA (US);
Assignee:
Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, South Portland, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are semiconductor devices with breakdown voltages that are more controlled and stable after repeated exposure to breakdown conditions than prior art devices. The disclosed devices can be used to provide secondary circuit functions not previously contemplated by the prior art.