US3443172A
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Low capacitance field effect transistor
Assignee: Monsanto Co
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Filing: 1965-11-16
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Granted: 1969-05-06
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Expires: 1985-11-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald L Koepp
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:51
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D99/00; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/01; H10W10/011; H10W10/019; H10W10/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/053; Y10S148/085
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A LOW CAPACITANCE FIELD TRANSISTOR UNIT COMPRISING, (A) A LDAYER OF POLYSILICON HAVING INWARDLY SLOPING EDGES IN ITS UPPER PORTION, SAID EDGES SURROUNDING A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT PLATEAU FORMING THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID POLYSILICON LAYER, (B) A SILICON DIOXIDE COATING COVERING THE EDGES AND PLATEAU OF SAID POLYSILICON, (C) A SILICON SEMICONDUCTOR COVERING SAID COATING AND HAVING AN UPPER PLANE WHICH INTERSECTS THE TOP OF THE SILICON DIOXIDE COATING COVERING THE TOP OF SAID EDGES, (D) A SMALL THICKNESS OF P-TYPE CONDUCTIVITY IN SAID SEMICONDUCTOR ADJACENT TO THE SILICON DIOXIDE COVERING SAID EDGES, (E) A FIRST CHANNEL OF P-TYPE CONDUCTIVITY IN SAID SEMICONDUCTOR LYING ON THE SILICON DIOXIDE COATING OVER THE PLATEAU AND EXTENDING TO THE SMALL THICKNESS OF P-TYPE CONDUCTIVITY IN OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE PLATEAU,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A LOW CAPACITANCE FIELD TRANSISTOR UNIT COMPRISING, (A) A LDAYER OF POLYSILICON HAVING INWARDLY SLOPING EDGES IN ITS UPPER PORTION, SAID EDGES SURROUNDING A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT PLATEAU FORMING THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID POLYSILICON LAYER, (B) A SILICON DIOXIDE COATING COVERING THE EDGES AND PLATEAU OF SAID POLYSILICON, (C) A SILICON SEMICONDUCTOR COVERING SAID COATING AND HAVING AN UPPER PLANE WHICH INTERSECTS THE TOP OF THE SILICON DIOXIDE COATING COVERING THE TOP OF SAID EDGES, (D) A SMALL THICKNESS OF P-TYPE CONDUCTIVITY IN SAID SEMICONDUCTOR ADJACENT TO THE SILICON DIOXIDE COVERING SAID EDGES, (E) A FIRST CHANNEL OF P-TYPE CONDUCTIVITY IN SAID SEMICONDUCTOR LYING ON THE SILICON DIOXIDE COATING OVER THE PLATEAU AND EXTENDING TO THE SMALL THICKNESS OF P-TYPE CONDUCTIVITY IN OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE PLATEAU,
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