Patent ID: 8450156

Claim:
A method for producing a thyristor, the method comprising: forming a first connection region and a second connection region on or above a substrate; doping the first connection region with dopant atoms of a first conductivity type and doping the second connection region with dopant atoms of a second conductivity type; forming a first body region and a second body region between the first connection region and the second connection region, wherein the first body region is formed between the first connection region and the second body region, wherein the second body region is formed between the first body region and the second connection region, and wherein the first body region and the second body region form a pn junction; doping the first body region with dopant atoms of the second conductivity type and doping the second body region with dopant atoms of the first conductivity type, wherein the dopant atoms are in each case introduced into the respective body regions using a Vt implantation method; forming a gate region comprising a gate electrode, wherein the gate electrode is formed on or above the first body region and the second body region.