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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2012
Masashi Hayashi, Osaka, JP;
Masanori Ogawa, Shiga, JP;
Masashi Hayashi, Osaka, JP;
Masanori Ogawa, Shiga, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a semiconductor device which includes: a semiconductor elementincluding a first metal-insulator-semiconductor field-effect transistorand a second metal-insulator-semiconductor field-effect transistorwhich is connected in parallel with the first metal-insulator-semiconductor field-effect transistor; and a control section which controls the operation of the semiconductor element. The control section controls the semiconductor element so that in a forward direction mode, current flows in a forward direction through the first and second metal-insulator-semiconductor field-effect transistors but that in a reverse direction mode, current flows in the reverse direction through the first metal-insulator-semiconductor field-effect transistor but does not flow through the second metal-insulator-semiconductor field-effect transistor.