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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Hans-günter Eckel, Rostock, DE;
Jörg Schumann, Ribnitz, DE;
Inventors:
Hans-Günter Eckel, Rostock, DE;
Jörg Schumann, Ribnitz, DE;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/788 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a cathode and an anode. The anode includes a first p-type semiconductor anode region and a second p-type semiconductor anode region. The first p-type semiconductor anode region is electrically connected to an anode contact area. The second p-type semiconductor anode region is electrically coupled to the anode contact area via a switch configured to provide an electrical connection or an electrical disconnection between the second p-type anode region and the anode contact area.