Patent ID: 8581660

Claim:
A power transistor module, comprising: a power transistor, including: a common first power node; a split control node with a first control segment and a second control segment; and a second power node, such that: said first control segment modulates current through a first portion of said power transistor, and said second control segment modulates current through a second portion of said power transistor, wherein a ratio of an area of said first transistor portion to a combined area of said first transistor portion and said second transistor portion is 5 percent to 75 percent; a first clip, said first clip being electrically connected to said second power node over said first portion of said power transistor; a second clip, said second clip being electrically connected to said second power node over said second portion of said power transistor; and a shunt, said shunt being electrically connected in series with said first transistor portion.