Patent ID: 6448586
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: G11C,H01L

Abstract:
A semiconductor device, comprising a thyristor device with NDR characteristics and having at least two contiguous regions of opposite polarity and a control port characterized in that the control port is located adjacent to, capacitively coupled to, and facing at least one of the regions of the thyristor device, the control port and the thyristor device being adapted to provide at least preponderant control for switching of the thyristor device from a current-passing mode to a current-blocking mode in response to the control port coupling at least one edge of a first voltage pulse to said at least one of the regions, and from a current blocking mode to a current-passing mode in response to the control port coupling at least one edge of a second voltage pulse to said at least one of the regions, each of the first and second voltage pulses having a common polarity.