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Vertical photoconductive detector

CA 1285642 C · Owner: Martinelli, Ramon Ubaldo · Inventors: Martinelli, Ramon Ubaldo; Mcintyre, Robert John

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RCA 82,125, VERTICAL PHOTOCONDUCTIVE DETECTOR ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE, A photoconductive detector comprises a substrate layer of semiconductor material of a first conductivity type substantially transparent of light at the wavelength to be detected and doped sufficiently to provide ohmic contact to the photoconductive active region overlying said substrate layer. The active region comprises a body of undoped semiconductor material absorptive of light at the wavelength to be detected, having first and second major surfaces. The substrate layer serves as a first ohmic contact for the entire first major surface of the active region and a metal or metal alloy serves as a second ohmic contact …

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  • Granted July 2, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 2, 2008.
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FiledNovember 13, 1986
GrantedJuly 2, 1991
Term endedJuly 2, 2008
Patent numberCA 1285642 C
Classification (IPC)H01L31/02 +2 more

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19871990199319961999200220052008Application filedNov 13, 1986Patent grantedJuly 2, 1991Term endedJuly 2, 2008

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