ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,483,236, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Tokyo).
"Semiconductor device" was invented by Sho Tanaka (Tokyo) and Tatsuo Harada (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An object is to provide a technique that can reduce energy loss during the transient On-period. A semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a controller. The controller is configured to, before the first transistor enters a transient Off-state, apply a second Off-voltage lower than a first Off-voltage to the second gate, before the first transistor enters a transient On-state, turn On the second transistor, and afte...