ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,696, issued on March 31, was assigned to SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES LLC (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Cascode semiconductor device" was invented by Alexander Viktorovich Bolotnikov (Niskayuna, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor power device may include a first power transistor configured to generate an output voltage. A semiconductor power device may include a second power transistor configured to receive an input voltage. The second power transistor is connected to the first power transistor in a cascode configuration. A semiconductor power device may include a voltage divider circuit connected to a gate terminal ...