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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Tours) Sas, Tours, FR;
Inventors:
Yannick Hague, Mettray, FR;
Samuel Menard, Tours, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS, Tours, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/72 (2006.01); H03K 17/735 (2006.01); H01L 29/74 (2006.01); H01L 29/747 (2006.01); H03K 17/725 (2006.01); H03K 17/06 (2006.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H03K 17/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/735 (2013.01); H01L 29/747 (2013.01); H01L 29/7408 (2013.01); H01L 29/7412 (2013.01); H03K 17/06 (2013.01); H03K 17/16 (2013.01); H03K 17/725 (2013.01); H03K 17/74 (2013.01); H03K 2017/066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bidirectional power switch includes first and second thyristors connected in antiparallel between first and second conduction terminals of the switch. The first thyristor is of an anode-gate thyristor, and the second thyristor is of a cathode-gate thyristor. The gates of the first and second thyristors are coupled to a same control terminal of the switch by respective dipole circuits. At least one of the dipole circuits is formed by at least one diode or at least one resistor.