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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2015
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Balaji Padmanabhan, Tempe, AZ (US);
Prasad Venkatraman, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Zia Hossain, Tempe, AZ (US);
Chun-Li Liu, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jason McDonald, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Ali Salih, Mesa, AZ (US);
Alexander Young, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a group III-V transistor structure includes a heterostructure disposed on a semiconductor substrate. A first current carrying electrode and a second current carrying electrode are disposed adjacent a major surface of the heterostructure and a control electrode is disposed between the first and second current carrying electrode. A clamping device is integrated with the group III-V transistor structure and is electrically connected to the first current carrying electrode a third electrode to provide a secondary current path during, for example, an electrical stress event.