Title : 
A lateral thyristor power switch
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, Texas 75042
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A lateral thyristor switching circuit which carries 2 amperes and blocks 100 volts is described. High gain is achieved by utilizing the turn-off capability of the thyristor in this junctionisolated bipolar integrated circuit.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Anodes; Integrated circuits; Logic gates; Optical switches; Switching circuits; Thyristors;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Power Electronics Specialists conference, 1982 IEEE
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Cambridge, MA, USA
         
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/PESC.1982.7072434