US3334248A
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Space charge barrier hot electron cathode
Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1965-02-02
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Granted: 1967-08-01
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Expires: 1985-02-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Stratton Robert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 00:40
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J1/00; H01J1/02; H01J1/30; H01J1/308; H10; H10D; H10D99/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
AN ELECTRON EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING A FIRST LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL HAVING ELECTRONS ASD MAJORITY CONDUCTION CARRIERS, A SECOND LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL HAVING HOLES AS MAJORITY CONDUCTION CARRIERS, A FIRST METAL LAYER ADJACENT TO AND INTERMEDIATE THE TWO SEMICONDUCTOR LAYERS, MEANS FOR PROVIDING A LOW WORK FUNCTION SURFACE ON THE SECOND SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER, MEANS FOR BIASING THE FIRST METAL LAYER POSITIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL, AND MEANS FOR BIASING THE SECOND LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTING MATERIAL POSITIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST METAL LAYER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
AN ELECTRON EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING A FIRST LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL HAVING ELECTRONS ASD MAJORITY CONDUCTION CARRIERS, A SECOND LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL HAVING HOLES AS MAJORITY CONDUCTION CARRIERS, A FIRST METAL LAYER ADJACENT TO AND INTERMEDIATE THE TWO SEMICONDUCTOR LAYERS, MEANS FOR PROVIDING A LOW WORK FUNCTION SURFACE ON THE SECOND SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER, MEANS FOR BIASING THE FIRST METAL LAYER POSITIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL, AND MEANS FOR BIASING THE SECOND LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTING MATERIAL POSITIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST METAL LAYER.
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