Patent ID: 8420454
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A process for manufacturing a power device, comprising: providing a body of semiconductor material having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; forming a first current-conduction terminal above said first surface, and a second current-conduction terminal and a control terminal above said second surface; forming, in said body of semiconductor material, a thyristor device and a first insulated-gate switch device coupled in series between said first and said second current-conduction terminals, said first insulated-gate switch device having a gate terminal coupled to said control terminal, and said thyristor device having a base terminal and having an anode terminal coupled to the first current-conduction terminal; and forming, in said body of semiconductor material, a second insulated-gate switch device coupled between said first current-conduction terminal and said base terminal of said thyristor device and having a respective gate terminal coupled to said control terminal.