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Method of forming implanted silicon resonant tunneling barriers
Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1994-05-31
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Granted: 1995-06-06
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Expires: 2014-05-31
Abstract
Abstract A resonant tunneling diode (400) made of a silicon quantum well (406) with silicon oxide tunneling barriers (404, 408). The tunneling barriers have characteristics of implanted oxygen segregated into oxide layers.
Inventors
- 👤 Alan C. Seabaugh
- 👤 Harold H. Hosack
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 14:15
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D8/00; H10D8/70; H10D8/755; B; B82; B82Y; B82Y10/00; B82Y30/00; H10D8/01; H10D8/053; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/979
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
A method of fabricating a resonant tunneling diode, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a layer of a semiconductor material; (b) implanting a first dose of a species into said layer; (c) segregating said dose into a first tunneling barrier located within said layer; and (d) forming a second tunneling barrier within said layer and spaced from said first tunneling barrier, thereby forming a quantum well between said first and second tunneling barriers.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
73 words
A method of fabricating a resonant tunneling diode, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a layer of a semiconductor material; (b) implanting a first dose of a species into said layer; (c) segregating said dose into a first tunneling barrier located within said layer; and (d) forming a second tunneling barrier within said layer and spaced from said first tunneling barrier, thereby forming a quantum well between said first and second tunneling barriers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: (a) said semiconductor material is silicon; (b) said species is oxygen; and (c) said first tunneling barrier is made of silicon oxide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: (a) said forming a second tunneling barrier of step (d) of claim 1 includes the substeps of (i) adding a quantity of said semiconductor material to a surface of said layer adjacent to said first tunneling barrier, (ii) implanting a second dose of a second species into said layer, and (iii) segregating said second dose into said second tunneling barrier.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: (a) said forming a second tunneling barrier of step (d) of claim 1 includes the substeps of (i) implanting a second dose of a second species into said layer and (ii) segregating said second dose into said second tunneling barrier.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 4, wherein: (a) said second species is oxygen; and (b) said first dose and said second dose are equal.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
82 words
A method of fabrication of a resonant tunneling diode, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a layer of a semiconductor material; (b) implanting a first dose of a species into said layer; (c) segregating said dose into a first tunneling barrier located within said layer; and (d) forming a second tunneling barrier at a surface of said layer adjacent said first tunneling barrier and spaced from said first tunneling barrier, thereby forming a quantum well between said first and second tunneling barriers.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
82 words
A method of fabrication of a resonant tunneling diode, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a layer of a semiconductor material; (b) implanting a first dose of a species into said layer; (c) segregating said dose into a first tunneling barrier located within said layer; and (d) forming a second tunneling barrier at a surface of said layer adjacent said first tunneling barrier and spaced from said first tunneling barrier, thereby forming a quantum well between said first and second tunneling barriers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 6, wherein: (a) said semiconductor material is silicon; (b) said species is oxygen; and (c) said first tunneling barrier is made of silicon oxide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 7, wherein: (a) said forming a second tunneling barrier of step (d) of claim 6 includes growing silicon oxide on said surface and then forming a terminal on said grown silicon oxide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 7, wherein: (a) said forming a second tunneling barrier of step (d) of claim 6 includes the substeps of (i) growing silicon oxide on said surface, (ii) forming at least one opening in said grown silicon oxide, and (iii) epitaxially growing silicon through said at least one opening and onto said grown silicon oxide.
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