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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Inventors:
Cesar Augusto Braz, Villach, AT;
David Laforet, Villach, AT;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 25/03 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/40 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01); H01L 29/739 (2006.01); H03K 17/14 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01); H02M 1/34 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/33592 (2013.01); H01L 25/03 (2013.01); H01L 27/02 (2013.01); H01L 27/0262 (2013.01); H01L 29/407 (2013.01); H01L 29/66356 (2013.01); H01L 29/7391 (2013.01); H01L 29/7804 (2013.01); H01L 29/7806 (2013.01); H01L 29/7808 (2013.01); H03K 17/145 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0054 (2013.01); H02M 2001/346 (2013.01); H03K 2217/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
A synchronous rectifier is described that includes a transistor device that has a gate terminal, a source terminal, a drain terminal, and a field-plate electrode. The field-plate electrode of the transistor device includes an integrated diode. The integrated diode is configured to discharge a parasitic capacitance of the transistor device during each switching operation of the synchronous rectifier. In some examples, the integrated diode is also configured to charge the parasitic capacitance of the transistor device during each switching operation of the synchronous rectifier.