US4723837A
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Metal-insulating film-metal diode
Assignee: Citizen Watch Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-11-15
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Granted: 1988-02-09
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Expires: 2004-11-15
Abstract
Abstract A MiM diode constructed by at least two functional parts in diodes, and a shape of the functional parts of the diodes is defined in such that the sum of area of the functional parts of the diodes is constant with respect to amount of deviation from a certain value in mask alignment.
Inventors
- 👤 Sadao Masubuchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:45
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/1365; H; H10; H10N; H10N70/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A metal-insulating film-metal diode (MiM diode) which is composed of an insulating film, a metallic film contacting with either surface of said insulating film, and another metallic film contacting with the surface of said insulating film opposite to the former surface, and in which electricity is conducted through a part formed by overlapping both said metallic films within said insulating film, characterized in that said part overlapping is separated into at least two sections which each overlap such that in each said section, an end portion of one of said metallic films exists in the area defined by the other of said metallic films, and said part overlapped has such a shape by which the sum of area in said sections of said overlapped part becomes constant with respect to variation in relative positions of both said metallic films.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
A metal-insulating film-metal diode (MiM diode) which is composed of an insulating film, a metallic film contacting with either surface of said insulating film, and another metallic film contacting with the surface of said insulating film opposite to the former surface, and in which electricity is conducted through a part formed by overlapping both said metallic films within said insulating film, characterized in that said part overlapping is separated into at least two sections which each overlap such that in each said section, an end portion of one of said metallic films exists in the area defined by the other of said metallic films, and said part overlapped has such a shape by which the sum of area in said sections of said overlapped part becomes constant with respect to variation in relative positions of both said metallic films.
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