Texas Instruments Incorporated
INSULATED-GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR WITH INTEGRATED SCHOTTKY BARRIER

Abstract:

In an example, an electronic device includes a first well having a first conductivity type within a semiconductor substrate and a second well having a second opposite conductivity type within the semiconductor substrate and touching the first well. The device further includes a third well having the first conductivity type within the second well. A metallic structure in direct contact with at least a portion of a surface of the third well thereby forms a Schottky barrier between the third well and the metallic structure.