US5283445A
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Quantum semiconductor device employing quantum boxes for enabling compact size and high-speed operation
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1992-11-24
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Granted: 1994-02-01
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Expires: 2012-11-24
Abstract
Abstract A quantum semiconductor device has a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of quantum boxes formed adjacent to one another in the semiconductor substrate, and a quantum level control unit for changing the effective size of at least one of the quantum boxes, to thereby change the quantum level of each of the quantum boxes. Consequently, according to the present invention, an influence of charges due to peripheral impurities is small, and thereby a compact quantum semiconductor device can be provided. Further, according to the present invention, a highly integrated high-speed switching circuit can be provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Miyoshi Saito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:21
CPC Classifications
B; B82; B82Y; B82Y10/00; H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/40; H10D30/47; H10D30/471; H10D30/475; H10D30/4755; H10D62/00; H10D62/80; H10D62/81; H10D62/812; H10D62/814
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A quantum semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a carrier emitter having a quantum box structure formed in said semiconductor substrate; a plurality of carrier collectors each having a quantum box structure formed in said semiconductor subject, so that carriers tunnel from said carrier emitter to said carrier collectors wherein said carrier collectors are formed by quantum boxes of different sizes; and control means for controlling the sizes of said carrier collectors by an external voltage, said control means has an external voltage applying means for applying the same external voltage to said carrier collectors, and said carrier emitter separately provides carriers, by resonant tunneling, to said carrier collectors in response to said external voltage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A quantum semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a carrier emitter having a quantum box structure formed in said semiconductor substrate; a plurality of carrier collectors each having a quantum box structure formed in said semiconductor subject, so that carriers tunnel from said carrier emitter to said carrier collectors wherein said carrier collectors are formed by quantum boxes of different sizes; and control means for controlling the sizes of said carrier collectors by an external voltage, said control means has an external voltage applying means for applying the same external voltage to said carrier collectors, and said carrier emitter separately provides carriers, by resonant tunneling, to said carrier collectors in response to said external voltage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
A quantum semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said quantum semiconductor device further comprises a source means having one of a two-dimensional electron gas structure and a one-dimensional carrier gas for supplying carriers to said carrier emitter, and a plurality of drain means each having one of a two-dimensional electron gas structure and a one-dimensional carrier gas for receiving carriers from said carrier collectors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A quantum semiconductor device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said source means, said carrier emitter, said carrier collectors, and drain means are formed in a two-dimensional electron gas region produced by a heterojunction modulation dope.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A quantum semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control means includes one Schottky electrode connected to all of said carrier collectors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A quantum semiconductor device as claimed in claim 4, wherein a number of said carrier collectors are determined to be three, and said Schottky electrode is connected to said three carrier collectors.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A quantum semiconductor device as claimed in claim 4, wherein a number of said carrier, collectors are determined to be two, and said Schottky electrode is connected to said two carrier collectors.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A quantum semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control means includes a plurality of Schottky electrodes each connected to a corresponding one of said carrier collectors.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A quantum semiconductor device as claimed in claim 4, wherein a number of said carrier collectors are determined to be two, and each of said Schottky electrodes are connected to a corresponding one of said two carrier collectors.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A quantum semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of said quantum semiconductor devices are combined to constitute a decoder.
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