IPC 7 English version
  H01L - H01L 21/98  
H01L02300-H01L02518
  H01L 27/00 - H01L 29/96  

SECTION H – ELECTRICITY


H 01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS


H 01 LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (conveying systems for semiconductor wafers B65G 49/07; use of semiconductor devices for measuring G01; details of scanning-probe apparatus, in general G12B 21/00; resistors in general H01C; magnets, inductors, transformers H01F; capacitors in general H01G; electrolytic devices H01G 9/00; batteries, accumulators H01M; waveguides, resonators, or lines of the waveguide type H01P; line connectors, current collectors H01R; stimulated-emission devices H01S; electromechanical resonators H03H; loudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers H04R; electric light sources in general H05B; printed circuits, hybrid circuits, casings or constructional details of electrical apparatus, manufacture of assemblages of electrical components H05K; use of semiconductor devices in circuits having a particular application, see the subclass for the application) [2]


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00Details of semiconductor or other solid state devices (H01L 25/00 takes precedence) [2,5]

Note

 This group does not cover:

 details of semiconductor bodies or of electrodes of devices provided for in group H01L 29/00, which details are covered by that group;

 details peculiar to devices provided for in a single main group of groups H01L 31/00 to H01L 49/00, which details are covered by those groups.  [5]

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02.Containers; Seals (H01L 23/12, H01L 23/34, H01L 23/48, H01L 23/552 take precedence)  [2,5]

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04..characterised by the shape  [2]

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043...the container being a hollow construction and having a conductive base as a mounting as well as a lead for the semiconductor body  [5]

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045....the other leads having an insulating passage through the base  [5]

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047....the other leads being parallel to the base  [5]

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049....the other leads being perpendicular to the base  [5]

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051....another lead being formed by a cover plate parallel to the base plate, e.g. sandwich type  [5]

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053...the container being a hollow construction and having an insulating base as a mounting for the semiconductor body  [5]

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055....the leads having a passage through the base  [5]

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057....the leads being parallel to the base  [5]

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06..characterised by the material of the container or its electrical properties  [2]

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08...the material being an electrical insulator, e.g. glass  [2]

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10..characterised by the material or arrangement of seals between parts, e.g. between cap and base of the container or between leads and walls of the container  [2]

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12.Mountings, e.g. non-detachable insulating substrates  [2]

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13..characterised by the shape  [5]

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14..characterised by the material or its electrical properties  [2]

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15...Ceramic or glass substrates  [5]

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16.Fillings or auxiliary members in containers, e.g. centering rings (H01L 23/42, H01L 23/552 take precedence)  [2,5]

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18..Fillings characterised by the material, its physical or chemical properties, or its arrangement within the complete device  [2]

Note

 Group H01L 23/26 takes precedence over groups H01L 23/20 to H01L 23/24.  [2]

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20...gaseous at the normal operating temperature of the device  [2]

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22...liquid at the normal operating temperature of the device  [2]

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24...solid or gel, at the normal operating temperature of the device  [2]

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26...including materials for absorbing or reacting with moisture or other undesired substances  [2]

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28.Encapsulation, e.g. encapsulating layers, coatings (H01L 23/552 takes precedence)  [2,5]

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29..characterised by the material  [5]

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31..characterised by the arrangement  [5]

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32.Holders for supporting the complete device in operation, i.e. detachable fixtures (H01L 23/40 takes precedence; connectors in general H01R; for printed circuits H05K)  [2,5]

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34.Arrangements for cooling, heating, ventilating or temperature compensation  [2,5]

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36..Selection of materials, or shaping, to facilitate cooling or heating, e.g. heat sinks  [2]

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367...Cooling facilitated by shape of device  [5]

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373...Cooling facilitated by selection of materials for the device  [5]

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38..Cooling arrangements using the Peltier effect  [2]

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40..Mountings or securing means for detachable cooling or heating arrangements  [2]

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42..Fillings or auxiliary members in containers selected or arranged to facilitate heating or cooling (characterised by selection of materials for the device H01L 23/373)  [2,5]

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427...Cooling by change of state, e.g. use of heat pipes  [5]

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433...Auxiliary members characterised by their shape, e.g. pistons  [5]

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44..the complete device being wholly immersed in a fluid other than air (H01L 23/427 takes precedence)  [2,5]

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46..involving the transfer of heat by flowing fluids (H01L 23/42, H01L 23/44 take precedence)  [2]

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467...by flowing gases, e.g. air  [5]

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473...by flowing liquids  [5]

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48.Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the solid state body in operation, e.g. leads, terminal arrangements (in general H01R)  [2]

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482..consisting of lead-in layers inseparably applied to the semiconductor body  [5]

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485...consisting of layered constructions comprising conductive layers and insulating layers, e.g. planar contacts  [5]

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488..consisting of soldered constructions  [5]

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49...wire-like  [5]

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492...Bases or plates  [5]

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495...Lead-frames  [5]

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498...Leads on insulating substrates  [5]

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50..for integrated circuit devices (H01L 23/482 to H01L 23/498 take precedence)  [2,5]

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52.Arrangements for conducting electric current within the device in operation from one component to another  [2]

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522..including external interconnections consisting of a multilayer structure of conductive and insulating layers inseparably formed on the semiconductor body  [5]

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525...with adaptable interconnections  [5]

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528...Layout of the interconnection structure  [5]

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532...characterised by the materials  [5]

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535..including internal interconnections, e.g. cross-under constructions  [5]

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538..the interconnection structure between a plurality of semiconductor chips being formed on, or in, insulating substrates (mountings H01L 23/12)  [5]

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544.Marks applied to semiconductor devices, e.g. registration marks, test patterns  [5]

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552.Protection against radiation, e.g. light  [5]

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556..against alpha rays  [5]

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58.Structural electrical arrangements for semiconductor devices not otherwise provided for  [5]

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60..Protection against electrostatic charges or discharges, e.g. Faraday shields (in general H05F)  [5]

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62..Protection against overcurrent or overload, e.g. fuses, shunts  [5]

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64..Impedance arrangements  [5]

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66...High-frequency adaptations  [5]


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00Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid state devices (devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components formed in or on a common substrate H01L 27/00; assemblies of photoelectronic cells H01L 31/042; generators using solar cells or solar panels H02N 6/00; details of complete circuit assemblies provided for in another subclass, e.g. details of television receivers, see the relevant subclass, e.g. H04N; details of assemblies of electrical components in general H05K) [2,5]

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03.all the devices being of a type provided for in the same subgroup of groups H01L 27/00 to H01L 49/00, e.g. assemblies of rectifier diodes  [5]

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04..the devices not having separate containers  [2]

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065...the devices being of a type provided for in group H01L 27/00  [5]

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07...the devices being of a type provided for in group H01L 29/00  [5]

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075...the devices being of a type provided for in group H01L 33/00  [5]

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10..the devices having separate containers  [2]

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11...the devices being of a type provided for in group H01L 29/00  [5]

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13...the devices being of a type provided for in group H01L 33/00  [5]

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16.the devices being of types provided for in two or more different main groups of groups H01L 27/00 to H01L 49/00, e.g. forming hybrid circuits  [2]

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18.the devices being of types provided for in two or more different subgroups of the same main group of groups H01L 27/00 to H01L 49/00  [5]

  H01L - H01L 21/98    H01L 27/00 - H01L 29/96