Patents by Inventor Arthur Black

Arthur Black has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8829624
    Abstract: In one general aspect, a semiconductor structure can include a power transistor including a body region extending in a silicon region, a gate electrode insulated from the body region by a gate dielectric, a source region extending in the body region where the source region is of opposite conductivity type from the body region, a source interconnect contacting the source region, and a backside drain. The semiconductor structure can include an RC snubber monolithically integrated with the power transistor in a die. The RC snubber can include a snubber electrode insulated from the silicon region by a snubber dielectric such that the snubber electrode and the silicon region form a snubber capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Jon Gladish, Arthur Black
  • Publication number: 20100163950
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a power transistor monolithically integrated with a RC snubber in a die. The power transistor includes body regions extending in a silicon region, gate electrodes insulated from the body region by a gate dielectric, source regions extending in the body regions, the source and the body regions being of opposite conductivity type, and a source interconnect contacting the source regions. The RC snubber comprises including snubber electrodes insulated from the silicon region by a snubber dielectric such that the snubber electrodes and the silicon region form a snubber capacitor having a predetermined value. The snubber electrodes are connected to the source interconnect in a manner so as to form a snubber resistor of a predetermined value between the snubber capacitor and the source interconnect. The snubber capacitor and the snubber resistor are configured to substantially dampen output ringing when the power transistor switches states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Jon Gladish, Arthur Black