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US3165708A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Monolithic semiconductor oscillator

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1961-04-28
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Granted: 1965-01-12
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Expires: 1981-04-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John P Stelmak
  • 👤 John D Husher

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:23
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03B; H03B5/00; H03B5/20; H03B5/24; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/60; H10D84/611; H10D84/613; H10D99/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 205 words
A MONOLITHIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE SUITABLE FOR USE AS A PHASE SHIFT OSCILLATOR COMPRISING: A UNITARY BODY OF SEMICONDUCTIVE MATERIAL OF A BULK MATERIAL HAVING A RESISTIVITY OF A LEAST 50 OHM CEMTIMETERS AND A CARRIER LIFETIME OF AT LEAST 300 MICROSECONDS AND BEING OF A FIRST TYPE SEMICONDUCTIVITY; SAID UNITARY BODY HAVING IN A FIRST PORTION THEREOF A FIRST AND A SECOND IMPURITY DOPED SEMICONDUCTIVE REGION TO FORM WITH SAID BULK MATERIAL THREE SEMICONDUCTIVE REGIONS OF ALTERNATE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE SEPARATED BY P-N JUNCTIONS AND PROVIDING TRANSISTOR FUNCTIONS; A PLURALITY OF OTHER IMPURITY DOPED SEMICONDUCTIVE REGIONS CONTINUOUS AND INTEGRAL WITH ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND REGIONS FOR PROVIDING RESISTANCES TO BIAS SAID TRANSISTOR AREA TO A DESIRED OPERATING POINT UPON APPLICATION TO SUITABLE POTENTIAL THERETO; FIRST AND SECOND ADDITIONAL IMPURITY DOPED SEMICONDUCTIVE REGIONS CONTINUOUS AND INTEGRAL WITH SAID FIRST SEMICONDUCTIVE REGION, SAID FIRST ADDITIONAL REGION OPPOSED ON THE OPPOSITE SURFACE OF SAID UNITARY BODY BY A LOW RESISTANCE PORTION TO FORM AN AREA PROVIDING THE FUNCTION OF A DISTRIBUTED RESISTANCE-CAPACITANCE NETWORK AND SAID SECOND ADDITIONAL REGION OPPOSED ON THE OPPOSITE SURFACE OF SAID UNITARY BODY BY A REGION OF OPPOSITE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE TO PROVIDE A CAPACITIVE FUNCTION UPON THE APPLICATION OF A REVERSE BIAS THERETO.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 205 words
A MONOLITHIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE SUITABLE FOR USE AS A PHASE SHIFT OSCILLATOR COMPRISING: A UNITARY BODY OF SEMICONDUCTIVE MATERIAL OF A BULK MATERIAL HAVING A RESISTIVITY OF A LEAST 50 OHM CEMTIMETERS AND A CARRIER LIFETIME OF AT LEAST 300 MICROSECONDS AND BEING OF A FIRST TYPE SEMICONDUCTIVITY; SAID UNITARY BODY HAVING IN A FIRST PORTION THEREOF A FIRST AND A SECOND IMPURITY DOPED SEMICONDUCTIVE REGION TO FORM WITH SAID BULK MATERIAL THREE SEMICONDUCTIVE REGIONS OF ALTERNATE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE SEPARATED BY P-N JUNCTIONS AND PROVIDING TRANSISTOR FUNCTIONS; A PLURALITY OF OTHER IMPURITY DOPED SEMICONDUCTIVE REGIONS CONTINUOUS AND INTEGRAL WITH ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND REGIONS FOR PROVIDING RESISTANCES TO BIAS SAID TRANSISTOR AREA TO A DESIRED OPERATING POINT UPON APPLICATION TO SUITABLE POTENTIAL THERETO; FIRST AND SECOND ADDITIONAL IMPURITY DOPED SEMICONDUCTIVE REGIONS CONTINUOUS AND INTEGRAL WITH SAID FIRST SEMICONDUCTIVE REGION, SAID FIRST ADDITIONAL REGION OPPOSED ON THE OPPOSITE SURFACE OF SAID UNITARY BODY BY A LOW RESISTANCE PORTION TO FORM AN AREA PROVIDING THE FUNCTION OF A DISTRIBUTED RESISTANCE-CAPACITANCE NETWORK AND SAID SECOND ADDITIONAL REGION OPPOSED ON THE OPPOSITE SURFACE OF SAID UNITARY BODY BY A REGION OF OPPOSITE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE TO PROVIDE A CAPACITIVE FUNCTION UPON THE APPLICATION OF A REVERSE BIAS THERETO.

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