摘要 |
A semiconductor thyristor device (110) that incorporates buried regions (112) spaced around an emitter region (114). By spacing the buried regions (112) around the emitter region (114), current carriers emitted from the buried regions are distributed over a large area of the emitter region (114), thereby providing a high current capability during initial turn on of the device. In order to achieve low breakover voltage devices, the buried regions (112) are offset laterally with respect to the respective emitter regions (114). The low voltage thyristor device exhibits a low capacitance for operating with high speed, low voltage signals. The device capacitance is reduced by utilizing a plurality of buried regions (112), each formed having a relatively small area junction with the base region (118).
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