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US3209428A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for treating semiconductor devices

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1961-07-20
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1981-07-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ernest P Barbaro

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 20:10
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P52/00; H10D; H10D99/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/904; Y10S438/964

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 56 words
A METHOD OF PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH DEVICE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF; FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE INCLUDING FOUR SUCCESSIVE REGIONS OF SEMICONDUCTIVE MATERIAL OF ALTERNATE SEMICONDUCTIVITY TYPE, SAID FOUR REGIONS INCLUDING AN EMITTER REGION AND A BASE REGION ADJACENT TO SAID EMITTER REGION; FORMINGAN OHMIC CONTACT ON SAID BASE REGION; TREATING THE SURFACE OF SAID BASE
Claim 2
Independent Claim 56 words
A METHOD OF PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH DEVICE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF; FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE INCLUDING FOUR SUCCESSIVE REGIONS OF SEMICONDUCTIVE MATERIAL OF ALTERNATE SEMICONDUCTIVITY TYPE, SAID FOUR REGIONS INCLUDING AN EMITTER REGION AND A BASE REGION ADJACENT TO SAID EMITTER REGION; FORMINGAN OHMIC CONTACT ON SAID BASE REGION; TREATING THE SURFACE OF SAID BASE

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