US PATENT SUBCLASS 257 / 487
WITH MEANS TO INCREASE BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE THRESHOLD


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257 /   HD   ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES)

487WITH MEANS TO INCREASE BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE THRESHOLD {6}
488  DF  .~> Field relief electrode {2}
491  DF  .~> In integrated circuit {1}
493  DF  .~> With electric field controlling semiconductor layer having a low enough doping level in relationship to its thickness to be fully depleted prior to avalanche breakdown (e.g., RESURF devices)
494  DF  .~> Reverse-biased pn junction guard region
495  DF  .~> Floating pn junction guard region
496  DF  .~> With physical configuration of semiconductor surface to reduce electric field (e.g., reverse bevels, double bevels, stepped mesas, etc.)


DEFINITION

Classification: 257/487

WITH MEANS TO INCREASE BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE THRESHOLD:

(under the class definition) Subject matter wherein the device is provided with means to increase the voltage that may be applied thereto without causing electrical breakdown.