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GB2291742B - Power MOS-gated device with over-temperature protection - Google Patents

Power MOS-gated device with over-temperature protection

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Publication number
GB2291742B
GB2291742B GB9516278A GB9516278A GB2291742B GB 2291742 B GB2291742 B GB 2291742B GB 9516278 A GB9516278 A GB 9516278A GB 9516278 A GB9516278 A GB 9516278A GB 2291742 B GB2291742 B GB 2291742B
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Prior art keywords
over
temperature protection
power mos
gated device
gated
Prior art date
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Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9516278A
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GB2291742A (en
GB9516278D0 (en
Inventor
Bruno C Nadd
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Infineon Technologies Americas Corp
Original Assignee
International Rectifier Corp USA
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Priority claimed from US08/121,288 external-priority patent/US5497285A/en
Application filed by International Rectifier Corp USA filed Critical International Rectifier Corp USA
Publication of GB9516278D0 publication Critical patent/GB9516278D0/en
Publication of GB2291742A publication Critical patent/GB2291742A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2291742B publication Critical patent/GB2291742B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/08—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage
    • H03K17/081—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage without feedback from the output circuit to the control circuit
    • H03K17/0812—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage without feedback from the output circuit to the control circuit by measures taken in the control circuit
    • H03K17/08122—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage without feedback from the output circuit to the control circuit by measures taken in the control circuit in field-effect transistor switches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
    • H01L27/02—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers
    • H01L27/0203—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits
    • H01L27/0248—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits for electrical or thermal protection, e.g. electrostatic discharge [ESD] protection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
    • H01L27/02—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers
    • H01L27/0203—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits
    • H01L27/0248—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits for electrical or thermal protection, e.g. electrostatic discharge [ESD] protection
    • H01L27/0251—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits for electrical or thermal protection, e.g. electrostatic discharge [ESD] protection for MOS devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
    • H01L27/02—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers
    • H01L27/04—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers the substrate being a semiconductor body
    • H01L27/06—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers the substrate being a semiconductor body including a plurality of individual components in a non-repetitive configuration
    • H01L27/0611—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers the substrate being a semiconductor body including a plurality of individual components in a non-repetitive configuration integrated circuits having a two-dimensional layout of components without a common active region
    • H01L27/0617—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers the substrate being a semiconductor body including a plurality of individual components in a non-repetitive configuration integrated circuits having a two-dimensional layout of components without a common active region comprising components of the field-effect type
    • H01L27/0623—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers the substrate being a semiconductor body including a plurality of individual components in a non-repetitive configuration integrated circuits having a two-dimensional layout of components without a common active region comprising components of the field-effect type in combination with bipolar transistors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/08—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage
    • H03K2017/0806—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage against excessive temperature

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Metal-Oxide And Bipolar Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (AREA)
GB9516278A 1993-09-14 1994-09-09 Power MOS-gated device with over-temperature protection Expired - Fee Related GB2291742B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/121,288 US5497285A (en) 1993-09-14 1993-09-14 Power MOSFET with overcurrent and over-temperature protection
GB9418179A GB2281815B (en) 1993-09-14 1994-09-09 Power mosfet with overcurrent and over-temperature protection

Publications (3)

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GB9516278D0 GB9516278D0 (en) 1995-10-11
GB2291742A GB2291742A (en) 1996-01-31
GB2291742B true GB2291742B (en) 1996-08-28

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EP0809295B1 (en) * 1996-05-21 2003-04-02 Infineon Technologies AG Mosfet with temperature protection
DE19633920C1 (en) * 1996-08-22 1997-10-09 Siemens Ag Semiconductor power switch
SG55452A1 (en) * 1997-02-12 1998-12-21 Int Rectifier Corp Method and circuit to sense the tj of mos-gated power semi conductor devices
JP2000509906A (en) * 1997-02-19 2000-08-02 コーニンクレッカ フィリップス エレクトロニクス エヌ ヴィ Output semiconductor device having temperature sensor circuit

Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2270795A (en) * 1992-09-18 1994-03-23 Texas Instruments Ltd Trimming integrated circuits

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JPH04323863A (en) * 1991-04-23 1992-11-13 Toyota Autom Loom Works Ltd Semiconductor device
DE4216810C2 (en) * 1991-05-31 1999-09-16 Fuji Electric Co Ltd Control circuit for a conductivity change MISFET

Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2270795A (en) * 1992-09-18 1994-03-23 Texas Instruments Ltd Trimming integrated circuits

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GB2291742A (en) 1996-01-31
GB2291743A (en) 1996-01-31
GB2291743B (en) 1996-08-28
GB9516278D0 (en) 1995-10-11
GB9516279D0 (en) 1995-10-11

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Effective date: 20040909