IPC 6 English version H01L 33/00-H01L 101:00

H01L03300-H01L10100

SECTION H– ELECTRICITY

H 01

BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS

H 01 L

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (conveying systems for semiconductor wafers B 65 G 49/07; use of semiconductor devices for measuring G 01; resistors in general H 01 C; magnets, inductors, transformers H 01 F; capacitors in general H 01 G; electrolytic devices H 01 G 9/00; batteries, accumulators H 01 M; waveguides, resonators, or lines of the waveguide type H 01 P; line connectors, current collectors H 01 R; stimulated-emission devices H 01 S; electromechanical resonators H 03 H; loudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers H 04 R; electric light sources in general H 05 B; printed circuits, hybrid circuits, casings or constructional details of electrical apparatus, manufacture of assemblages of electrical components H 05 K; use of semiconductor devices in circuits having a particular application, see the subclass for the application) [2]

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Semiconductor devices with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier adapted for light emission, e.g. infra-red; Processes or apparatus peculiar to the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof (couplings of light guides with optoelectronic elements G 02 B 6/42; semiconductor lasers with potential-jump barrier or surface barrier H 01 S 3/19; electroluminescent light sources H 05 B 33/00) [2]

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Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effect with or without other thermoelectric effects or thermomagnetic effects; Processes or apparatus peculiar to the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof (devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components formed in or on a common substrate H 01 L 27/00; refrigerating machines using electric or magnetic effects F 25 B 21/00; measuring temperature based on thermoelectric or thermomagnetic elements G 01 K 7/00; obtaining energy from radioactive sources G 21 H) [2]

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Details [2]

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Structural details of the junction; Connections of leads [2]

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detachable, e.g. using a spring [2]

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non-detachable, e.g. cemented, sintered, soldered [2]

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Connections of leads [2]

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Selection of the material for the legs of the junction [2]

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using inorganic compositions [2]

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comprising tellurium or selenium or sulfur [2]

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comprising arsenic or antimony or bismuth (H 01 L 35/16 takes precedence) [2]

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comprising metals only (H 01 L 35/16, H 01 L 35/18 take precedence) [2]

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comprising compounds containing boron, carbon, oxygen, or nitrogen [2]

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using organic compositions [2]

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using compositions changing continuously or discontinuously inside the material [2]

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operating with Peltier or Seebeck effect only [2]

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characterised by the heat-exchanging means at the junction [2]

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characterised by the structure or configuration of the cell or thermo-couple forming the device [2]

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Processes or apparatus peculiar to the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof (not peculiar thereto H 01 L 21/00) [2]

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Thermoelectric devices without a junction of dissimilar materials; Thermomagnetic devices, e.g. using Nernst-Ettinghausen effect; Processes or apparatus peculiar to the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof (devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components formed in or on a common substrate H 01 L 27/00; measuring temperature based on thermoelectric or thermomagnetic elements G 01 K 7/00; selection of materials for magnetography, e.g. for Curie-point writing, G 03 G 5/00) [2]

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using thermal change of dielectric constant, e.g. working above and below the Curie point [2]

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using thermal change of magnetic permeability, e.g. working above and below the Curie point [2]

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Devices using superconductivity or hyperconductivity; Processes or apparatus peculiar to the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof (devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components formed in or on a common substrate H 01 L 27/00; superconductors characterised by the ceramic-forming technique or the ceramic composition C 04 B 35/00; superconductive or hyperconductive conductors, cables, or transmission lines H 01 B 12/00; superconductive coils or windings H 01 F; amplifiers using superconductivity H 03 F 19/00) [2,4]

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Details [2]

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Containers; Mountings [2]

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characterised by the current path [2]

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characterised by the shape of the element [2]

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characterised by the means for switching [2]

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characterised by the material [2]

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Permanent superconductor devices [2]

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Devices switchable between superconductive and normal states [2]

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Cryotrons [2]

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Power cryotrons [2]

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Devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, e.g. Josephson-effect devices [2]

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Processes or apparatus peculiar to the manufacture or treatment of devices provided for in group H 01 L 39/00 or of parts thereof (not peculiar thereto H 01 L 21/00; magnetic separation of superconductive materials from other materials, e.g. using Meissner effect, B 03 C 1/00) [2]

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Piezo-electric elements in general; Electrostrictive elements in general; Magnetostrictive elements in general; Processes or apparatus peculiar to the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof (devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components formed in or on a common substrate H 01 L 27/00) [2]

Notes

(1)

This group does not cover adaptations for particular purposes, which are covered by the relevant places. [6]

(2)

Attention is drawn to the following such places: [6]

B 06 B `for adaptations for generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations [6]

G 01 `for transducers as sensing elements for measuring [6]

G 04 C, G 04 F `for transducers adapted for use in time-pieces [6]

G 10 K `for adaptations for generating or transmitting sound [6]

H 02 N `for arrangements of elements in electric machines [6]

H 03 H 9/00 `for networks comprising electro-mechanical or electro-acoustic elements, e.g. resonant circuits [6]

H 04 R `for loudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like transducers. [6]

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Details [2]

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of piezo-electric or electrostrictive elements [2]

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Electrodes [6]

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Mounts, supports, enclosures or casings [6]

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of magnetostrictive elements [2]

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Piezo-electric or electrostrictive elements [2]

Note

Groups H 01 L 41/083 and H 01 L 41/087 take precedence over groups H 01 L 41/09 to H 01 L 41/113. [6]

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having a stacked or multilayer structure [6]

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formed as coaxial cables [6]

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with electrical input and mechanical output [5]

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with electrical input and electrical output [5]

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with mechanical input and electrical output [5]

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Magnetostrictive elements [2]

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Selection of materials [2]

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for piezo-electric or electrostrictive elements [2]

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Ceramic compositions [5]

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Macromolecular compositions [5]

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for magnetostrictive elements [2]

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Processes or apparatus peculiar to the manufacture or treatment of these elements or of parts thereof (not peculiar thereto H 01 L 21/00) [2]

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of elements of ceramic composition [5]

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of elements of macromolecular composition [5]

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Devices using galvano-magnetic or similar magnetic effects; Processes or apparatus peculiar to the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof (devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components formed in or on a common substrate H 01 L 27/00; devices with potential-jump barrier or surface barrier controllable by variation of a magnetic field H 01 L 29/82) [2]

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Details [2]

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of Hall-effect devices [2]

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Hall-effect devices [2]

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Magnetic-field-controlled resistors [2]

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Selection of materials [2]

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Processes or apparatus peculiar to the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof (not peculiar thereto H 01 L 21/00) [2]

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for Hall-effect devices [2]

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Solid state devices adapted for rectifying, amplifying, oscillating, or switching without a potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. dielectric triodes; Ovshinsky-effect devices; Processes or apparatus peculiar to the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof (devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components formed in or on a common substrate H 01 L 27/00; devices using superconductivity or hyperconductivity H 01 L 39/00; piezo-electric elements H 01 L 41/00; bulk negative resistance effect devices H 01 L 47/00) [2]

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Solid state travelling-wave devices [2]

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Bulk negative resistance effect devices, e.g. Gunn-effect devices; Processes or apparatus peculiar to the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof (devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components formed in or on a common substrate H 01 L 27/00) [2]

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Gunn-effect devices [2]

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Solid state devices not provided for in groups H 01 L 27/00 to H 01 L 47/00 and not provided for in any other subclass; Processes or apparatus peculiar to the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof (devices consisting of a plurality of solid state devices formed in or on a common substrate H 01 L 27/00) [2]

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Thin-film or thick-film devices [2]

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Solid state devices adapted for rectifying, amplifying, oscillating or switching, or capacitors or resistors with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, using organic materials as the active part, or using a combination of organic materials with other material as the active part; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of such devices, or of parts thereof (processes or apparatus for treatment of inorganic semiconductor bodies involving formation or treatment of organic layers thereon H 01 L 21/00, H 01 L 21/312, H 01 L 21/47) [6]

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Details of devices [6]

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Devices [6]

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Selection of materials [6]

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Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of devices or of parts thereof [6]

Indexing scheme associated with group H 01 L 27/00, relating to integrated circuits. The indexing code should be unlinked. [5]

Note

Attention is drawn to Chapter IV of the Guide which sets forth the rules concerning the application and presentation of the different types of indexing code. [6]

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A_IIIB_V integrated circuits [5]

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