US3943555A
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SOS Bipolar transistor
Assignee: RCA Corp
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Filing: 1974-05-02
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Granted: 1976-03-09
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Expires: 1994-05-02
Abstract
Abstract A planar bipolar transistor is made by the successive ion implantations of selected atoms into selected regions of a layer of doped single-crystal silicon on an insulating substrate, such as sapphire or spinel. The silicon layer is epitaxially grown, has a thickness of between 0.5 and 5 μm, and is formed in two strata of different resistivities. A collector contact well is ion implanted into the upper stratum and annealed to diffuse it into the lower stratum of lower resistivity. The transistor is isolated, as a mesa, on the substrate; and an edge-guard region is ion implanted through the periphery of the mesa, except in the region of the emitter-base junction.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles William Mueller
- 👤 Edward Curtis Douglas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:17
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D86/00; H10D86/01; H10D86/03; H10D99/00; H10P; H10P90/00; H10P90/19; H10P90/1904; H10P90/1906; H10P95/00; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/01; H10W10/061; H10W10/10; H10W10/181; H10W10/021; H10W10/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A bipolar transistor comprising: an electrically insulating substrate, a mesa comprising a layer of single-crystal semiconductor material of one type conductivity on a surface of said substrate, said layer having a planar surface and a thickness of between about 0.5 μm and about 5 μm, a base region of an opposite type conductivity disposed in a portion of said layer, said layer comprising a collector region, an emitter region of said one type conductivity disposed in a portion of said base region and defining with said base region an emitter-base junction, each of said regions having a planar surface coplanar with said planar surface of said layer, said mesa having a periphery in which a portion of said emitter-base junction terminates, and an edge-guard region of said one type conductivity disposed in said periphery of said mesa, except in said emitter region and said emitter-base junction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A bipolar transistor comprising: an electrically insulating substrate, a mesa comprising a layer of single-crystal semiconductor material of one type conductivity on a surface of said substrate, said layer having a planar surface and a thickness of between about 0.5 μm and about 5 μm, a base region of an opposite type conductivity disposed in a portion of said layer, said layer comprising a collector region, an emitter region of said one type conductivity disposed in a portion of said base region and defining with said base region an emitter-base junction, each of said regions having a planar surface coplanar with said planar surface of said layer, said mesa having a periphery in which a portion of said emitter-base junction terminates, and an edge-guard region of said one type conductivity disposed in said periphery of said mesa, except in said emitter region and said emitter-base junction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A bipolar transistor as described in claim 1, wherein: said substrate is an electrical insulator selected from the group consisting of sapphire and spinel, and said layer comprises silicon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
80 words
A bipolar transistor as described in claim 1, wherein: an elongated collector contact well is disposed in said layer, an elongated base contact well is disposed in said base region, said emitter region and is elongated and parallel to both said collector contact well and said base contact well, whereby said transistor can be etched in portions transversely disposed to said emitter region so as to divide said transistor into a plurality of mesas, each mesa comprising a bipolar transistor.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-03-09 | 1979-09-08 | 1980-03-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-03-09 | 1983-09-08 | 1984-03-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-03-09 | 1987-09-08 | 1988-03-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |