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Semiconductor heterojunction device

Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1969-09-03
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Granted: 1972-02-08
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Expires: 1989-09-03
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Abstract

Abstract A semiconductor device including a semiconductor body having at least one junction between two semiconductor compounds which consist of same two elements, for example tin selenide and tin diselenide.

Inventors

  • 👤 Wouter Albers
  • 👤 Jacobus Verberkt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 18:55
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P95/00; C; C30; C30B; C30B21/00; C30B21/02; H10D; H10D99/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 59 words
A semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 in which the semiconductor compounds in the respective parts comprise deviations from their stoichiometric ratios, said deviations consisting in one compound having an excess of the element which the other compound contains relatively more and the other compound having an excess of the element which the one compound contains relatively more.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 24 words
A semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 in which the semiconductor body comprises at least two heterojunctions which extend parallel to each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 44 words
A semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 in which the semiconducTor body is bounded on at least one side by a contact layer which consists of one of the two compounds and connects the parts of the relative compound in the body together.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 27 words
A semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the elements are Sn and Se and the compounds consists of tin selenide (SnSe) and tin diselenide (SnSe2).

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1975-02-07 1975-08-09 1976-02-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1979-02-07 1979-08-09 1980-02-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1983-02-07 1983-08-09 1984-02-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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