Patent ID: 6940126
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A semiconductor component, comprising: at least one first terminal zone of a first conductivity type formed in a semiconductor body, and a first terminal electrode contact-connected to said first terminal zone; a drift zone of the first conductivity type, and a second terminal zone of a second conductivity type adjoining said drift zone; a channel zone of the second conductivity type disposed between said at least one first terminal zone and said drift zone, and a control electrode insulated from said semiconductor body and adjacent said channel zone; said channel zone having a first channel in a region adjacent said control electrode, and said first channel conducting only upon application of a non-zero control voltage between said control electrode and said first terminal zone; and at least one second channel of the first conductivity type connecting said first terminal electrode to said drift zone, said at least one second channel already conducting when the control voltage equals zero.