Semiconductor device arrangement with a first semiconductor device and with a plurality of second semiconductor devices
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1. A semiconductor device arrangement, comprising:
- a first semiconductor device having a load path; and
a plurality of second transistors, each having a control terminal and a load path between a first load terminal and a second load terminal;
wherein the second transistors have their load paths connected in series and connected in series to the load path of the first semiconductor device,wherein one of the second transistors has its control terminal connected to a load terminal of the first semiconductor device and receives a drive voltage that corresponds to a voltage across the load path of the first semiconductor device, andwherein each but the one of the second transistors has its control terminal connected to the load terminal of one of the other second transistors.
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Abstract
A semiconductor device arrangement includes a first semiconductor device having a load path, and a number of second transistors, each having a load path between a first and a second load terminal and a control terminal. The second transistors have their load paths connected in series and connected in series to the load path of the first transistor. Each of the second transistors has its control terminal connected to the load terminal of one of the other second transistors. One of the second transistors has its control terminal connected to one of the load terminals of the first semiconductor device.
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30 Claims
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1. A semiconductor device arrangement, comprising:
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a first semiconductor device having a load path; and a plurality of second transistors, each having a control terminal and a load path between a first load terminal and a second load terminal; wherein the second transistors have their load paths connected in series and connected in series to the load path of the first semiconductor device, wherein one of the second transistors has its control terminal connected to a load terminal of the first semiconductor device and receives a drive voltage that corresponds to a voltage across the load path of the first semiconductor device, and wherein each but the one of the second transistors has its control terminal connected to the load terminal of one of the other second transistors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A semiconductor device arrangement, comprising:
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a first semiconductor device having a load path; and a plurality of second transistors, each having a control terminal and a load path between a first load terminal and a second load terminal; wherein the second transistors have their load paths connected in series and connected in series to the load path of the first semiconductor device, wherein one of the second transistors has its control terminal connected to a load terminal of the first semiconductor device, wherein each but the one of the second transistors has its control terminal connected to the load terminal of one of the other second transistors, and wherein the second transistors are implemented as FINFETs, each second transistor comprising; at least one semiconductor fin; a source region, a body region and a drain region arranged in the at least one semiconductor fin, wherein the body region is arranged between the source region and the drain region; and a gate electrode arranged adjacent to the body region and dielectrically insulated from the body region by a gate dielectric. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A semiconductor device arrangement, comprising:
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a first semiconductor device having a load path; a plurality of second transistors, each having a control terminal and a load path between a first load terminal and a second load terminal; at least one voltage limiting element coupled in parallel with at least one second transistor and/or in parallel to the first semiconductor device; wherein the second transistors have their load paths connected in series and connected in series to the load path of the first semiconductor device, wherein one of the second transistors has its control terminal connected to a load terminal of the first semiconductor device, and wherein each but the one of the second transistors has its control terminal connected to the load terminal of one of the other second transistors.
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23. A circuit arrangement comprising:
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a transistor arrangement with a first transistor having a load path and a control terminal and with a plurality of second transistors, each having a control terminal and a load path between a first load terminal and a second load terminal, wherein the second transistors have their load paths connected in series and connected in series with the load path of the first transistor, wherein one of the second transistors has its control terminal connected to a load terminal of the first transistor, and wherein each but the one of the second transistors has its control terminal connected to the load terminal of one of the other second transistors, and a capacitive storage element connected to the load terminal of one of the second transistors. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate; a source region disposed in the semiconductor substrate; a gate electrode overlying and insulated from the substrate; a channel region disposed in the semiconductor substrate beneath the gate electrode and adjacent the source region; a drift region disposed in the semiconductor substrate adjacent the channel region; a drain region disposed in the semiconductor substrate and laterally spaced from the source region by the channel region and the drift region; and a plurality of transistor devices formed in the drift region. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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