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Patent No.:

US 9871129 B1

Date of Patent:

Jan. 16, 2018

Filed:

May. 16, 2014

Thyristor, a method of triggering a thyristor, and thyristor circuits

Applicant:

Silergy Corp., Grand Cayman, KY;

Inventors:

Rob Van Dalen, Bergeijk, NL;

Maarten Jacobus Swanenberg, Berg en Dal, NL;

Inesz Emmerik-Weijland, Malden, NL;

Assignee:

Silergy Corp., Cayman Islands, GB;

Attorney:

Primary Examiner:

Dale E Page

Assistant Examiner:

Quovaunda V Jefferson

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

H01L 27/00 (2006.01); H01L 29/74 (2006.01); H01L 29/08 (2006.01); H01L 27/15 (2006.01); H03K 17/72 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

H01L 29/7408 (2013.01); H01L 27/153 (2013.01); H01L 29/0839 (2013.01); H01L 29/7412 (2013.01); H01L 29/7428 (2013.01); H03K 17/72 (2013.01);

Abstract

A thyristor is disclosed comprising: a first region of a first conductivity type; a second region of a second conductivity type and adjoining the first region; a third region of the first conductivity type and adjoining the second region; a fourth region of the second conductivity type and comprising a first segment and a second segment separate from the first segment, the first segment and second segment each adjoining the third region; a first contact adjoining the first region; a second contact adjoining the first segment; and a trigger contact adjoining the second segment and separate from the second contact.

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