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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2011
Applicant:
Wolfgang Werner, Munich, DE;
Inventor:
Wolfgang Werner, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/808 (2006.01); H01L 29/10 (2006.01); H01L 29/417 (2006.01); H01L 29/423 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/808 (2013.01); H01L 29/1066 (2013.01); H01L 29/41758 (2013.01); H01L 29/42316 (2013.01); H01L 29/8083 (2013.01);
Abstract
A normally-off JFET is provided. The normally-off JFET includes a channel region of a first conductivity type, a floating semiconductor region of a second conductivity type adjoining the channel region, and a contact region of the first conductivity type adjoining the floating semiconductor region. The floating semiconductor region is arranged between the contact region and the channel region. Further, a normally-off semiconductor switch is provided.