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Monolithic electroluminescent semiconductor assembly
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1979-09-27
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Granted: 1981-12-01
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Expires: 1999-09-27
Abstract
Abstract A monolithic semiconductor assembly is comprised of electroluminescent diodes emitting radiations of different wavelengths. The junctions of the diodes are established in different sectors of a layer of a semiconductor compound where the concentration of a given impurity is different. The various diodes are isolated from one another.
Inventors
- 👤 Michel Gaffre
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 02:36
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10H; H10H29/00; H10H29/10; H10H29/14; H10H29/142
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A monolithic electroluminescent semiconductor assembly comprising a semiconductor substrate, a homogeneous epitaxial semiconductor layer on said semiconductor substrate and being of the same semiconductor compound as said substrate, said semiconductor layer comprising a first layer portion on said semiconductor substrate having a first impurity doping concentration and a second layer portion on said first layer portion having a second impurity doping concentration lower than that of said first impurity concentration and of the same impurity type, at least one first electroluminescent diode junction formed in said first layer portion, at least one second electroluminescent diode junction emitting radiation of a different wavelength formed in said second layer portion, wherein said first and second diode junctions radiate independently, and a plurality of insulating partitions separating said first and second diode junctions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A monolithic electroluminescent semiconductor assembly comprising a semiconductor substrate, a homogeneous epitaxial semiconductor layer on said semiconductor substrate and being of the same semiconductor compound as said substrate, said semiconductor layer comprising a first layer portion on said semiconductor substrate having a first impurity doping concentration and a second layer portion on said first layer portion having a second impurity doping concentration lower than that of said first impurity concentration and of the same impurity type, at least one first electroluminescent diode junction formed in said first layer portion, at least one second electroluminescent diode junction emitting radiation of a different wavelength formed in said second layer portion, wherein said first and second diode junctions radiate independently, and a plurality of insulating partitions separating said first and second diode junctions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A monolithic electroluminescent semiconductor assembly as in claim 1, wherein said impurity concentration is substantially constant within each of said layer portions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A monolithic electroluminescent semiconductor assembly as in claim 1, wherein said impurity concentration is variable within each of said layer portions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A monolithic electroluminescent semiconductor assembly as in claim 1, wherein the depth at which each junction is situated with respect to the underlying substrate of the layer portion in which it is established is equal between 1 and 3 times the diffusion length of minority carriers in the region of said junction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A monolithic electroluminescent semiconductor assembly as in claim 1, wherein said semiconductor layer is doped complementarily by a second impurity whose concentration is substantially constant in said layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A monolithic electroluminescent semiconductor assembly as in claim 1, wherein said semiconductor layer is complementarily doped by a second impurity whose concentration is variable within said layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A monolithic electroluminescent semiconductor assembly as in claim 1, wherein said semiconductor substrate and homogeneous layer are gallium phosphide and said impurity is nitrogen.
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