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12 kV low current cascaded light triggered switch on one silicon chip

✍ Scribed by V. Mankowski; U. Hilleringmann; K. Schumacher


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
1008 KB
Volume
46
Category
Article
ISSN
0167-9317

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✦ Synopsis


A new insulation technique for lateral high voltage switch devices has been developed. Applying deep trench etching, backside etching and wafer dicing completely insulated silicon islands have been generated on wafer level. Each island contains a photo bipolar transistor to allow an optical control of the device. The transistors have been connected in line to achieve blocking voltages of 12 kV. The entire chip size of the HV device is about 30 n21Tl 2.