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Quantum phase interference transistor

Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1992-01-10
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Granted: 1993-04-20
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Expires: 2012-01-10
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed is hererin a quantum phase interference transistor comprising: an emitter for emitting electron waves into a vacuum; a gate electrode for controlling the phase difference between a plurality of electron waves; and a collector for collecting the electron waves; characterized in that the gate electrode has the construction of a capacitor.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ryuichi Ugajin
  • 👤 Akira Ishibashi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 22:04
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D48/00; H10D48/383; B; B82; B82Y; B82Y10/00; H01; H01J; H01J21/00; H01J21/02; H01J21/06; H01J21/10; H01J21/105; H01J3/00; H01J3/02; H01J3/021; H01J3/022; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/51; H03K17/54; H03K17/545; H10D30/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 49 words
A quantum phase interference transistor comprising: an emitter for emitting electron waves into a vacuum; a gate electrode for controlling the phase difference between a plurality of electron waves; and a collector for collecting the electron waves; characterized in that the gate electrode has the construction of a capacitor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 49 words
A quantum phase interference transistor comprising: an emitter for emitting electron waves into a vacuum; a gate electrode for controlling the phase difference between a plurality of electron waves; and a collector for collecting the electron waves; characterized in that the gate electrode has the construction of a capacitor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 74 words
A quantum phase interference transistor comprising: an emitter for emitting electron waves into a vacuum; a gate electrode for controlling the phase difference between a plurality of electron waves; and a collector for collecting the plurality of electron waves; characterized in that a pulling-out electrode is disposed between the emitter and the gate electrode to make the emitter emit the electron waves and to divide the electron waves into the plurality of electron waves.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 74 words
A quantum phase interference transistor comprising: an emitter for emitting electron waves into a vacuum; a gate electrode for controlling the phase difference between a plurality of electron waves; and a collector for collecting the plurality of electron waves; characterized in that a pulling-out electrode is disposed between the emitter and the gate electrode to make the emitter emit the electron waves and to divide the electron waves into the plurality of electron waves.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 63 words
A quantum phase interference transistor comprising: an emitter for emitting electron waves into a vacuum; a gate electrode for controlling the phase difference between a plurality of electron waves; and a collector for collecting the plurality of electron waves; characterized in that the gate electrode comprises a plurality of parallel flat capacitors arranged in a parallel arrangement between the emitter and the collector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 63 words
A quantum phase interference transistor comprising: an emitter for emitting electron waves into a vacuum; a gate electrode for controlling the phase difference between a plurality of electron waves; and a collector for collecting the plurality of electron waves; characterized in that the gate electrode comprises a plurality of parallel flat capacitors arranged in a parallel arrangement between the emitter and the collector.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 68 words
A quantum phase interference transistor comprising: an emitter for emitting electron waves: a gate electrode for controlling the phase difference between a plurality of electron waves; and a collector for collecting the plurality of electron waves; characterized in that the potential of the collector is lower than the potential of the gate electrode so as to decelerate the electrons emitted from the emitter before they reach the collector.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 68 words
A quantum phase interference transistor comprising: an emitter for emitting electron waves: a gate electrode for controlling the phase difference between a plurality of electron waves; and a collector for collecting the plurality of electron waves; characterized in that the potential of the collector is lower than the potential of the gate electrode so as to decelerate the electrons emitted from the emitter before they reach the collector.

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