Expired European patentEurope
Planar heterojunction phototransistor and method of manufacturing it
EP 0052033 B1 · Applicant: THOMSON-CSF
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- Filed October 16, 1981 and granted May 11, 1983. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 16, 2001.
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FiledOctober 16, 1981
PublishedMay 19, 1982
GrantedMay 11, 1983
Term endedOctober 16, 2001
Application numberEP 81401633
Classification (CPC)H10F30/245
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