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Photoelectronic semiconductor devices comprising an injection luminescent diode and a light sensitive diode with a common n-region

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1963-11-26
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Granted: 1966-11-01
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Expires: 1983-11-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ralph S Levitt
  • 👤 Weiser Kurt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 14:53
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H05B33/12; H05B33/14; H05B33/145; H10; H10F; H10F55/00; H10F55/10; H10F55/15; H10F55/155; H10H; H10H20/00; H10H20/80; H10P; H10P95/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 124 words
A BISTABLE ASYMMETRICALLY CONDUCTIVE DEVICE COMPRISING A WAFER ON N-TYPE GAAS HAVING BEEN DOPED WITH MN AS A DEEP LEVEL IMPURITY TO PROVIDE A HIGH IMPEDANCE REGION AND WITH ZN AS A SHALLOW LEVEL IMPURITY TO PROVIDE A LOW IMPEDANCE REGION, SAID DOPING PROVIDING TWO DIODES WHEREIN ONE DIODE IS A LIGHT-SENSITIVE NEGATIVE RESISTANCE DIODE HAVING A VOLTAGE THRESHOLD FOR SWITCHING IT FROM ITS HIGH IMPEDANCE CONDITION TO ITS LOW IMPEDANCE CONDITION CONSISTING OF A LOW IMPEDANCE REGION P WHERE THE MAIN IMPURITY IN THE GAAS IS ZN, A HIGH IMPEDANCE REGION P* WHERE THE MAIN IMPURITY IN THE GAAS IS MN AND THE N-TYPE GAAS REGION, AND SAID SECOND DIODE BEING AN INJECTION LUMINESCENT DIODE CONSISTING OF SAID N-TYPE GAAS REGION AND A

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-10-31 1970-05-02 1970-11-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-10-31 1974-05-02 1974-11-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-10-31 1978-05-02 1978-11-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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