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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2011
Applicant:
Samuel Menard, Tours, FR;
Inventor:
Samuel Menard, Tours, FR;
Assignee:
STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SAS, Tours, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/747 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/747 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vertical bidirectional switch of the type having its control referenced to the rear surface, including on its rear surface a first main electrode and on its front surface a second main electrode and a gate electrode, this switch being controllable by a positive voltage between its gate and its first electrode, wherein the gate electrode is arranged on the front surface of a via crossing the chip in which the switch is formed.