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Unipolar transistor

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1962-09-10
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Granted: 1966-05-17
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Expires: 1982-09-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Paul F Schmidt

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 01:36
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C10/00; C23C10/06; C23C10/08; H; H10; H10D; H10D62/00; H10D62/10; H10D62/17; H10D62/343; H10D99/00; H10N; H10N60/00; H10N60/01; H10N60/0184; H10N60/20; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/20; H10P14/24; H10P14/29; H10P14/2901; H10P14/2902; H10P14/2905; H10P14/34; H10P14/3402; H10P14/3404; H10P14/3411; H10P14/3414; H10P14/36; H10P14/3602; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/018; Y10S148/043; Y10S148/053; Y10S148/145

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 252 words
A UNIPOLAR TRANSISTOR COMPRISING: A FIRST REGION OF SEMICONDUCTIVE MATERIAL OF A FIRST TYPE OF CONDUCTIVITY, SAID FIRST REGION COMPRISING A FIRST PORTION HAVING A RESISTIVITY OF FROM ABOUT 1 OHM CENTIMETER TO ABOUT 200 OHM CENTIMETERS; A SECOND REGION OF SEMICONDUCTIVE MATERIAL OF A SECOND TYPE OF CONDUCTIVITY IN SAID FIRST PORTION, SAID SECOND REGION HAVING CONFIGURATION OF A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTED STRIPS HAVING A WIDTH OF ABOUT 0.5 MIL TO ABOUT 1 MIL AND HAVING A SPACING BETWEEN STRIPS OF ABOUT 0.5 MIL TO ABOUT 1 MIL, SAID SECOND REGION HAVING A SURFACE IMPURITY DOPING CONCENTRATION OF FROM ABOUT 1018 ATOMS PER CUBIC CENTIMETER TO ABOUT1021 ATOMS PER CUBIC CENTIMETER AND A THICKNESS OF FROM ABOUT 0.2 MIL TO ABOUT 1 MIL; SAID FIRST REGION ALSO COMPRISING A SECOND PORTION OF SEMICONDUCTIVE MATERIAL OF SAID FIRST TYPE OF CONDUCTIVITY EXTENDING OVER SAID SECOND REGION EXCEPT FOR A PORTION EXPOSED AT A PERIPHERY THEREOF, SAID SECOND PORTION HAVING A RESISTIVITY OF FROM ABOUT 1 OHMCENTIMETER TO ABOUT 200 OHM-CENTIMETERS AND A THICKNESS OF FROM ABOUT 0.2 MIL TO ABOUT 1 MIL. FIRST AND SECOND OHMIC CONTACT MEANS DISPOSED ON SAID FIRST AND SECOND PORTIONS AND PROVIDING SOURCE AND DRAIN CONTACTS; THIRD OHMIC CONTACT MEANS DISPOSED ON SAID EXPOSED PORTION OF SAID SECOND REGION AND PROVIDING A GATE CONTACT FOR THE APPLICATION OF A POTENTIAL THERETO TO CONTROL CURRENT FLOW BETWEEN SAID SOURCE AND DRAIN CONTACTS; AND HEAT DISSIPATION MEANS SECURES TO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND OHMIC CONTACTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 252 words
A UNIPOLAR TRANSISTOR COMPRISING: A FIRST REGION OF SEMICONDUCTIVE MATERIAL OF A FIRST TYPE OF CONDUCTIVITY, SAID FIRST REGION COMPRISING A FIRST PORTION HAVING A RESISTIVITY OF FROM ABOUT 1 OHM CENTIMETER TO ABOUT 200 OHM CENTIMETERS; A SECOND REGION OF SEMICONDUCTIVE MATERIAL OF A SECOND TYPE OF CONDUCTIVITY IN SAID FIRST PORTION, SAID SECOND REGION HAVING CONFIGURATION OF A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTED STRIPS HAVING A WIDTH OF ABOUT 0.5 MIL TO ABOUT 1 MIL AND HAVING A SPACING BETWEEN STRIPS OF ABOUT 0.5 MIL TO ABOUT 1 MIL, SAID SECOND REGION HAVING A SURFACE IMPURITY DOPING CONCENTRATION OF FROM ABOUT 1018 ATOMS PER CUBIC CENTIMETER TO ABOUT1021 ATOMS PER CUBIC CENTIMETER AND A THICKNESS OF FROM ABOUT 0.2 MIL TO ABOUT 1 MIL; SAID FIRST REGION ALSO COMPRISING A SECOND PORTION OF SEMICONDUCTIVE MATERIAL OF SAID FIRST TYPE OF CONDUCTIVITY EXTENDING OVER SAID SECOND REGION EXCEPT FOR A PORTION EXPOSED AT A PERIPHERY THEREOF, SAID SECOND PORTION HAVING A RESISTIVITY OF FROM ABOUT 1 OHMCENTIMETER TO ABOUT 200 OHM-CENTIMETERS AND A THICKNESS OF FROM ABOUT 0.2 MIL TO ABOUT 1 MIL. FIRST AND SECOND OHMIC CONTACT MEANS DISPOSED ON SAID FIRST AND SECOND PORTIONS AND PROVIDING SOURCE AND DRAIN CONTACTS; THIRD OHMIC CONTACT MEANS DISPOSED ON SAID EXPOSED PORTION OF SAID SECOND REGION AND PROVIDING A GATE CONTACT FOR THE APPLICATION OF A POTENTIAL THERETO TO CONTROL CURRENT FLOW BETWEEN SAID SOURCE AND DRAIN CONTACTS; AND HEAT DISSIPATION MEANS SECURES TO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND OHMIC CONTACTS.

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