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Buried channel charge coupled device with semi-insulating substrate
Assignee: Boeing North American Inc
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Filing: 1979-03-12
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Granted: 1981-08-18
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Expires: 1999-03-12
Abstract
Abstract A charge coupled device has a semi-insulating semiconductor for a substrate. Resistivity of the semiconductor is at least 10 6 ohm cm. A semi-conductive layer is grown epitaxially or is implanted on the substrate to form a thin, active, charge transport layer. A row of parallel, closely spaced gates on the charge transport layer provides individual storage wells in the charge transport layer. In a preferred embodiment, ohmic contacts adjacent the first and last gates in the row of gates provide a means for injecting a signal into the charge transport layer and a means for detecting the signal. Preferably, the substrate is semi-insulating GaAs and the gates are Schottky barrier gates.
Inventors
- 👤 Ira Deyhimy
- 👤 Richard C. Eden
- 👤 James S. Harris, Jr.
- 👤 Lucia O. Bubulac
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 23:21
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D44/00; H10D44/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A charge coupled device comprising: a substrate of a semi-insulating, semiconductor having a resistivity of at least 10 6 ohm centimeters; a doped layer of said substrate forming a semiconducting charge transport layer of a first conductivity type covering only a portion of a surface of said substrate so that there is an interface on the surface of said device between said charge transport layer and said substrate; a row of parallel, closely spaced p-n junction gates on said charge transport layer each of said gates overlapping said interface so that charges are confined within said charge transport layer without the need of a channel stop because of the resistivity of said substrate; input means for injecting a signal into said charge transport layer under one of said gates; and output means for detecting said signal from said charge transport layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A charge coupled device comprising: a substrate of a semi-insulating, semiconductor having a resistivity of at least 10 6 ohm centimeters; a doped layer of said substrate forming a semiconducting charge transport layer of a first conductivity type covering only a portion of a surface of said substrate so that there is an interface on the surface of said device between said charge transport layer and said substrate; a row of parallel, closely spaced p-n junction gates on said charge transport layer each of said gates overlapping said interface so that charges are confined within said charge transport layer without the need of a channel stop because of the resistivity of said substrate; input means for injecting a signal into said charge transport layer under one of said gates; and output means for detecting said signal from said charge transport layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
132 words
A charge coupled device comprising: a semi-insulating GaAs substrate having a resistivity of at least 10 6 ohm centimeters; an n-type, semi-conducting GaAs charge transport layer having a thickness of less than about 5 μm and covering only a portion of a surface of said substrate so that there is an interface on the surface of said device between said charge transport layer and said substrate; a row of parallel, closely spaced Schottky barrier gates on said charge transport layer, each of said gates overlapping said interface and being spaced from each other by a distance less than said thickness of said transport layer; input means for injecting a signal into said charge transport layer under one of said gates; and output means for detecting said signal from said charge transport layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
132 words
A charge coupled device comprising: a semi-insulating GaAs substrate having a resistivity of at least 10 6 ohm centimeters; an n-type, semi-conducting GaAs charge transport layer having a thickness of less than about 5 μm and covering only a portion of a surface of said substrate so that there is an interface on the surface of said device between said charge transport layer and said substrate; a row of parallel, closely spaced Schottky barrier gates on said charge transport layer, each of said gates overlapping said interface and being spaced from each other by a distance less than said thickness of said transport layer; input means for injecting a signal into said charge transport layer under one of said gates; and output means for detecting said signal from said charge transport layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
141 words
A charge coupled device comprising: a substrate of a semi-insulating, semiconductor having a resistivity of at least 10 6 ohm centimeters; a doped layer of said substrate forming a semi-conducting charge transport layer of a first conductivity type covering only a portion of a surface of said substrate so that there is an interface on the surface of said device between said charge transport layer and said substrate; a row of parallel, closely spaced Schottky barrier gates on said charge transport layer each of said gates overlapping said interface so that charges are confined within said charge transport layer without the need of a channel stop because of the resistivity of said substrate; input means for injecting a signal into said charge transport layer under one of said gates; and output means for detecting said signal from said charge transport layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
141 words
A charge coupled device comprising: a substrate of a semi-insulating, semiconductor having a resistivity of at least 10 6 ohm centimeters; a doped layer of said substrate forming a semi-conducting charge transport layer of a first conductivity type covering only a portion of a surface of said substrate so that there is an interface on the surface of said device between said charge transport layer and said substrate; a row of parallel, closely spaced Schottky barrier gates on said charge transport layer each of said gates overlapping said interface so that charges are confined within said charge transport layer without the need of a channel stop because of the resistivity of said substrate; input means for injecting a signal into said charge transport layer under one of said gates; and output means for detecting said signal from said charge transport layer.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
35 words
The device as claimed in claims 1 or 3, wherein said charge transport layer is a mesa on said substrate and said interface on the surface of said device is the periphery of said mesa.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
42 words
The device as claimed in claims 1 or 3, wherein said charge transport layer is an ion implanted region on said surface of said substrate and said interface on the surface of said device is the periphery of said ion implanted region.
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