发明名称 |
Self-bootstrapping field effect diode structures and methods |
摘要 |
A two terminal device which can be used for the rectification of the current. Internally it has a regenerative coupling between MOS gates of opposite type and probe regions. This regenerative coupling allows to achieve performance better than that of ideal diode. |
申请公布号 |
US9029921(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.05.12 |
申请号 |
US201414158599 |
申请日期 |
2014.01.17 |
申请人 |
STMicroelectronics International N.V. |
发明人 |
Ankoudinov Alexei;Rodov Vladimir |
分类号 |
H01L29/76;H01L29/94;H01L31/062;H01L31/113;H01L31/119;H01L29/74;H01L27/08;H01L29/861 |
主分类号 |
H01L29/76 |
代理机构 |
Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A. |
代理人 |
Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A. |
主权项 |
1. A semiconductor diode comprising:
first and second field-effect-gated current-conducting devices of opposite respective conductivity types, the first and second field-effect-gated current-conducting devices each comprising gates, sources, and drains, the first and second field-effect-gated current-conducting devices having respective sources thereof connected together, the second field-effect-gated current-conducting device further comprising a drift region and a semiconductor region formed within the drift region, the gate of the first field-effect-gated current-conducting device being connected to the semiconductor region of the drift region of the second field-effect-gated current-conducting device; said first and second field-effect-gated current-conducting devices each having respective drain terminals, the drain terminal of the first field-effect-gated current-conducting device being connected to a first external terminal of the semiconductor diode and the drain terminal of the second field-effect-gated current-conducting device being connected to a second external terminal of the semiconductor diode, the first and second external terminals to provide anode and cathode connections of the semiconductor diode, respectively; wherein the semiconductor diode has no external electrical connection other than the anode and cathode connections. |
地址 |
Amsterdam NL |