Global Patent Index - EP 0976157 A2

EP 0976157 A2 20000202 - EMITTER-SWITCHED THYRISTOR

Title (en)

EMITTER-SWITCHED THYRISTOR

Title (de)

EMITTERGESTEUERTER THYRISTOR

Title (fr)

THYRISTOR COMMANDE PAR EMETTEUR

Publication

EP 0976157 A2 20000202 (DE)

Application

EP 97943875 A 19970920

Priority

  • DE 19638769 A 19960921
  • EP 9705165 W 19970920

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE19638769C1] In an emitter-switched thyristor with a main thyristor (TH) composed of a p+ anode emitter (1), a drift zone (3') of opposite conductivity type, a zone (4) which has in the switched-off state a blocking zone with respect to zone (3) and an emitter zone (5) at the cathode side, again with an opposite conductivity type, so that a p+n-pn+ zone sequence results, a transistor structure (T) composed of the first three zones of alternating conductivity is provided in parallel thereto with an emitter (1), a base (3) and a collector (8). This structure contains a NMOSFET (M1) for directly driving the cathode emitters (5) through the cathode connection (KA). The source of this transistor is contacted by the cathode, as well as the collector zone (8) which forms the channel zone of the MOSFET at the surface of the semiconductor. The corresponding drain zone is connected to the n+ cathode emitter (5) of the main thyristor (TH) by an electric conductor (6). A switching-in DMOSFET (M2) is further provided whose gate (G2) is connected to the gate (G1) of the NMOSFET (M1), a source (S2) contacted by the cathode (K) and embedded in a p-base. A conductive connection is established with the cathode contact of the switching-in NMOSFET (M1), and the common connection extends up to a cathode connection (KA). A drain zone (D2) is embedded in the drift zone (3) and the substrate zones of M1 and M2 are in contact with the cathode. The structure contains a PMOSFET (M3) whose gate is connected to the cathode, whose drain (D3) forms a part of the collector zone (8) of the transistor (T) for the secondary current, whose source zone is connected to the base zone (4) of the main thyristor (TH) next to the cathode and whose substrate zone is formed by a part of the n-doped zone (3) adjacent to the surface of the component.

IPC 1-7

H01L 27/00

IPC 8 full level

H01L 29/74 (2006.01); H01L 29/745 (2006.01); H01L 29/749 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01L 29/7436 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 29/7455 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 29/749 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 19638769 C1 19980305; EP 0976157 A2 20000202; US 6118141 A 20000912; WO 9812749 A2 19980326; WO 9812749 A3 19991125

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 19638769 A 19960921; EP 9705165 W 19970920; EP 97943875 A 19970920; US 26959999 A 19990322