Patent ID: 7294885

Claim:
A field effect controllable semiconductor component, comprising: a semiconductor body having a first terminal zone of a first conduction type, which is connected to a first electrode, and a second terminal zone of the first conduction type which is connected to a second electrode, a channel zone of a second conduction type disposed between the first and second terminal zones and floating with respect to the first electrode; a control electrode arranged adjacent to the channel zone, the control electrode electrically insulated from the semiconductor body, a plurality of compensation zones of the second conduction type arranged in a region between the first terminal zone and the second terminal zone, in said semiconductor body and spaced apart from said channel zone, the plurality of compensation zones being spaced apart from each other by intervening spacings between the compensation zones, respectively, additional doping zones of the second conduction type, each arranged in spatial proximity to a corresponding one of the plurality of compensation zones, and an electrical connecting line connecting the additional doping zones to the first terminal zone via a series-connected diode directed with its forward direction toward the first terminal zone.