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US5156980A
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Method of making a rear surface incident type photodetector
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1991-09-03
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Granted: 1992-10-20
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Expires: 2011-09-03
Abstract
Abstract A method for producing a photodetector device includes depositing a plurality of spaced apart light absorption regions at intervals on a substrate, depositing an insulating layer on the substrate and covering the light absorption regions, producing a first conductivity type semiconductor layer on the insulating layer, and producing second conductivity type semiconductor regions by selectively diffusing impurities into regions of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer until the impurities reach the insulating layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshihiro Hisa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-07 22:27
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10F; H10F30/00; H10F30/20; H10F30/21; H10F30/22; H10F30/221; H10F30/2212; H10F30/2218; H10F71/00; H10F71/125; H10F71/1253; H10F71/1257; H10F77/00; H10F77/10; H10F77/14; H10F77/148; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/50; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/064
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for producing a photodetector device comprising: depositing a light absorbing layer on a substrate; forming a plurality of spaced apart openings at intervals in said light absorbing layer, the openings extending to said substrate; depositing an electrically insulating layer on said substrate in the openings and on and covering said light absorbing layer; depositing a first conductivity type semiconductor layer on the said insulating layer; and producing a plurality of spaced apart second conductivity type semiconductor regions in said fist conductivity type semiconductor layer respectively opposite corresponding openings in said light absorbing layer, said second conductivity type regions extending to said insulating layer, by selectively diffusing impurities into regions of said first conductivity type semiconductor layer until the impurities reach said insulating layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for producing a photodetector device comprising: depositing a light absorbing layer on a substrate; forming a plurality of spaced apart openings at intervals in said light absorbing layer, the openings extending to said substrate; depositing an electrically insulating layer on said substrate in the openings and on and covering said light absorbing layer; depositing a first conductivity type semiconductor layer on the said insulating layer; and producing a plurality of spaced apart second conductivity type semiconductor regions in said fist conductivity type semiconductor layer respectively opposite corresponding openings in said light absorbing layer, said second conductivity type regions extending to said insulating layer, by selectively diffusing impurities into regions of said first conductivity type semiconductor layer until the impurities reach said insulating layer.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
113 words
A method for producing a photodetector device comprising: depositing a light absorbing layer on a substrate; forming a plurality of spaced apart openings at intervals in said light absorbing layer, the opening extending to said substrate; depositing a first conductivity type semiconductor layer on said substrate in the openings and on and covering said light absorbing layer; and producing a plurality of spaced apart second conductivity type semiconductor regions in said first conductivity type semiconductor layer respectively opposite corresponding openings in said light absorbing layer, said second conductivity type regions extending to said substrate, by selectively diffusing impurities into regions of said first conductivity type semiconductor layer until the impurities reach said substrate.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
113 words
A method for producing a photodetector device comprising: depositing a light absorbing layer on a substrate; forming a plurality of spaced apart openings at intervals in said light absorbing layer, the opening extending to said substrate; depositing a first conductivity type semiconductor layer on said substrate in the openings and on and covering said light absorbing layer; and producing a plurality of spaced apart second conductivity type semiconductor regions in said first conductivity type semiconductor layer respectively opposite corresponding openings in said light absorbing layer, said second conductivity type regions extending to said substrate, by selectively diffusing impurities into regions of said first conductivity type semiconductor layer until the impurities reach said substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The production method as defined in claim 1 including depositing said light absorption layer by one of MOCVD and MBE and depositing said insulating layer by one of MOCVD or MBE.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
90 words
The production method as defined in claim 1 including producing said first conductivity type semiconductor layer and said second conductivity type semiconductor regions by: depositing a semiconductor layer on said insulating layer by one of MOCVD and MBE and adding thereto minute quantities of an impurity producing the second conductivity type; heating an thereby converting said second conductivity type semiconductor layer to a first conductivity type semiconductor layer; and producing said second conductivity type semiconductor regions by selectively diffusing second conductivity type impurities into said first conductivity type semiconductor layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The production method as defined in claim 2 including producing said light absorption layer by one of vapor deposition, sputtering, and CVD and depositing said first conductivity type semiconductor layer by one of LPE, MOCVD, and MBE.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
83 words
The production method as defined in claim 2 including producing said first conductivity type semiconductor layer and said second conductivity type semiconductor regions by: depositing a semiconductor layer on said substrate and adding thereto minute quantities of an impurity producing the second conductivity type; heating and thereby converting said second conductivity type semiconductor layer to a first conductivity type semiconductor layer; and producing said second conductivity type semiconductor regions by selectively diffusing second conductivity type impurities into said first conductivity type semiconductor layer.
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