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Formation of p-n junctions

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1952-04-19
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Granted: 1959-07-28
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Expires: 1972-04-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Lloyd P Hunter

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 22:57
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P50/00; C; C30; C30B; C30B9/00; H10D; H10D62/00; H10D62/01; H10P10/00; H10P10/12; H10P32/00; H10P32/10; H10P32/12; H10P32/17; H10P32/171; H10P95/00; H10P95/50

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 83 words
THE METHOD OF MAKING JUNCTION-TYPE TRANSISTORS BY JOINING FIRST AND SECOND SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIMENS OF ONE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE WITH A THIRD SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIMEN OF THE OTHER CONDUCTIVITY TYPE, SAID METHOD COMPRISING THE STEPS OF STRESSING THE FIRST AND SECOND SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIMENS AGAINST THE THIRD SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIMEN AT OPPOSITE SURFACES OF THE THIRD SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIMEN, AND HEATING THE SPECIMENS TO A VALUE OF TEMPERATURE WHEREAT THE FIRST AND SECOND SPECIMENS COALESCE WITH THE THIRD SPECIMEN ONLY AT THE RESPECTIVE OPPOSITE SURFACES OF THE THIRD SPECIMEN.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 83 words
THE METHOD OF MAKING JUNCTION-TYPE TRANSISTORS BY JOINING FIRST AND SECOND SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIMENS OF ONE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE WITH A THIRD SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIMEN OF THE OTHER CONDUCTIVITY TYPE, SAID METHOD COMPRISING THE STEPS OF STRESSING THE FIRST AND SECOND SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIMENS AGAINST THE THIRD SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIMEN AT OPPOSITE SURFACES OF THE THIRD SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIMEN, AND HEATING THE SPECIMENS TO A VALUE OF TEMPERATURE WHEREAT THE FIRST AND SECOND SPECIMENS COALESCE WITH THE THIRD SPECIMEN ONLY AT THE RESPECTIVE OPPOSITE SURFACES OF THE THIRD SPECIMEN.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1962-07-27 1963-01-26 1963-07-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1966-07-27 1967-01-26 1967-07-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1970-07-27 1971-01-26 1971-07-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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