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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2012
Joseph Darryl Michael, Delmar, NY (US);
Stephen Daley Arthur, Glenville, NY (US);
Tammy Lynn Johnson, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
David Alan Lilienfeld, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Joseph Darryl Michael, Delmar, NY (US);
Stephen Daley Arthur, Glenville, NY (US);
Tammy Lynn Johnson, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
David Alan Lilienfeld, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device is disclosed along with methods for manufacturing such a device. In certain embodiments, the semiconductor device includes a source electrode formed using a metal that limits a shift, such as due to bias temperature instability, in a threshold voltage of the semiconductor device during operation. In certain embodiments the semiconductor device may be based on silicon carbide.