APPARATUS WITH CAPACITIVE COUPLING AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
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1. A transistor comprising:
- a first terminal;
a second terminal; and
a field plate capacitively coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal.
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Abstract
Transistors are described, along with methods and systems that include them. In one such transistor, a field plate is capacitively coupled between a first terminal and a second terminal. A potential in the field plate modulates dopant in a diffusion region in a semiconductor material of the transistor. Additional embodiments are also described.
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31 Claims
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1. A transistor comprising:
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a first terminal; a second terminal; and a field plate capacitively coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A transistor comprising:
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a gate terminal coupled to a gate over an active area in a semiconductor material; a drain terminal coupled to a first diffusion region in the semiconductor material; a source terminal coupled to a second diffusion region in the semiconductor material; and a field plate capacitively coupled between the gate terminal and the drain terminal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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coupling a first voltage to a first terminal of a transistor; and coupling a second voltage to a second terminal of the transistor, wherein a third potential is induced in a field plate capacitively coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal that modulates dopant in a diffusion region in a semiconductor material of the transistor. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system comprising:
a plurality of transistors, each transistor comprising a first terminal; a second terminal; and a field plate capacitively coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein at least one of the field plates in the plurality of transistors has a geometry that is different from geometries of the other field plates in the plurality of transistors. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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