Processes involving only a single technical art, e.g. drying, coating, for which provision exists elsewhere are classified in the relevant class for that art.
This sub-class provides for electric solid state devices which are not provided for in any other sub-class and details thereof, and includes: semiconductor devices adapted for rectifying, amplifying, oscillating or switching; semiconductor devices sensitive to radiation; electric solid state devices using thermoelectric, superconductive, piezo-electric, electrostrictive, magnetostrictive, galvano-magnetic or bulk negative resistance effects and integrated circuit devices. Also provided for in this sub-class are photoresistors, magnetic field dependent resistors, field effect resistors, capacitors with potential-jump barrier, resistors with potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, incoherent light emitting diodes, electromechanical solid state transducers and thin-film or thick-film circuits. Furthermore, it provides for processes and apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of such devices, except where such processes relate to single-step processes for which provision exists elsewhere. [2]
In this sub-class
The expression "solid state body" refers to the body of material within which, or at the surface of which, the physical effects characteristic of the device occur. In thermoelectric devices, it includes all materials in the current path.
Regions in or on the body of the device (other than the solid state body itself), which exert an influence on the solid state body electrically, are considered to be "electrodes" whether or not an external electrical connection is made thereto. An electrode may include several portions and the term includes metallic regions which exert influence on the solid state body through an insulating region (e.g. capacitive coupling) and inductive coupling arrangements to the body. The dielectric region in a capacitive arrangement is regarded as part of the electrode. In arrangements including several portions, only those portions which exert an influence on the solid state body by virtue of their shape, size, or disposition or the material of which they are formed are considered to be part of the electrode. The other portions are considered to be "arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the solid state body" or "interconnections between solid state components formed in or on a common substrate", i.e. leads. The word "device" refers to an electric circuit element; where an electric circuit element is one of a plurality of elements formed in or on a common substrate it is referred to as a "component".
A "complete device" is a device in its fully assembled state which may or may not require further treatment, e.g. electroforming, before it is ready for use but which does not require the addition of further structural units. The word "parts" includes all structural units which are included in a complete device. A "container" is an enclosure forming part of the complete device and is essentially a solid construction in which the body of the device is placed, or which is formed around the body without forming an intimate layer thereon. An enclosure which consists of one or more layers formed on the body and in intimate contact therewith is referred to as an "encapsulation". "Integrated circuit" is a device where all components, e.g. diodes, resistors, are built up on a common substrate and form the device including interconnections between the components.
"Assembly" of a device is the building up of the device from its component constructional units and includes the provision of fillings in containers. [2]
Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof [2]
H01L 21/04
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the devices having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. PN junction, depletion layer, carrier concentration layer [2]
H01L 21/06
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the devices having semiconductor bodies comprising selenium or tellurium in uncombined form other than as impurities in semiconductor bodies of other materials [2]
H01L 21/08
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Preparation of the foundation plate [2]
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Preliminary treatment of the selenium or tellurium, its application to the foundation plate, or the subsequent treatment of the combination [2]
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Conversion of the selenium or tellurium to the conductive state [2]
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Treatment of the surface of the selenium or tellurium layer after having been made conductive [2]
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Provision of discrete insulating layers, i.e. non-genetic barrier layers [2]
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Application of an electrode to the exposed surface of the selenium or tellurium after the selenium or tellurium has been applied to the foundation plate [2]
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Treatment of the complete device, e.g. by electroforming to form a barrier [2]
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Ageing [2]
H01L 21/16
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the devices having semiconductor bodies comprising cuprous oxide or cuprous iodide [2]
H01L 21/18
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the devices having semiconductor bodies comprising elements of the fourth group of the Periodic System or AIIIBV compounds with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials [2]
H01L 21/20
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Deposition of semiconductor materials on a substrate, e.g. epitaxial growth [2]
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using physical deposition, e.g. vacuum deposition, sputtering [2]
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using reduction or decomposition of a gaseous compound yielding a solid condensate, chemical deposition [2]
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using liquid deposition [2]
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Diffusion of impurity materials, e.g. doping materials, electrode materials, into, or out of, a semiconductor body, or between semiconductor regions [2]
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using diffusion into, or out of, a solid from or into a gaseous phase [2]
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using diffusion into, or out of, a solid from or into a solid phase, e.g. a doped oxide layer [2]
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using diffusion into, or out of, a solid from or into a liquid phase, e.g. alloy diffusion processes [2]
H01L 21/24
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Alloying of impurity materials, e.g. doping materials, electrode materials, with a semiconductor body [2]
Deposition of semiconductor materials on a substrate, e.g. epitaxial growth [2]
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using physical deposition, e.g. vacuum deposition, sputtering [2]
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using reduction or decomposition of a gaseous compound yielding a solid condensate, i.e. chemical deposition [2]
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using liquid deposition [2]
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Diffusion of impurity materials, e.g. doping materials, electrode materials, into, or out of, a semiconductor body, or between semiconductor regions [2]
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using diffusion into, or out of, a solid from or into a gaseous phase [2]
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using diffusion into, or out of, a solid from or into a solid phase, e.g. a doped oxide layer [2]
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using diffusion into, or out of, a solid from or into a liquid phase, e.g. alloy diffusion processes [2]
H01L 21/40
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Alloying of impurity materials, e.g. doping materials, electrode materials, with a semiconductor body [2]
Apparatus for supporting or positioning components during manufacture, e.g. jigs [2]
H01L 21/70
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Manufacture or treatment of devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components formed in or on a common substrate or of parts thereof; Manufacture of integrated circuit devices or of parts thereof (manufacture of assemblies consisting of preformed electrical components Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H05K 3/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H05K 13/00) [2]
H01L 21/72
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the substrate being a semiconductor body [2]
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Making of buried regions of high impurity concentration, e.g. buried collector layers, internal connections [2]
H01L 21/76
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Making of isolation regions between components, e.g. PN junctions, dielectric layers, air gaps [2]
H01L 21/78
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with subsequent division of the substrate into a plurality of individual components [2]
H01L 21/80
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each individual component consisting of a plurality of components formed in or on a common substrate [2]
H01L 21/82
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without subsequent division of the substrate into a plurality of individual components, e.g. integrated circuits [2]
H01L 21/84
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the substrate being other than a semiconductor body, e.g. being an insulating body [2]
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the insulating body being sapphire, e.g. silicon on sapphire structure, i.e. SOS [2]
H01L 21/88
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Applying leads or other conductive members to be used for carrying current [2]
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within the device from one component in operation to the other [2]
H01L 21/92
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to or from the device in operation [2]
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Forming insulating layers or insulating regions [2]
H01L 21/95
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within the device [2]
H01L 21/96
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Manufacture or treatment of parts, e.g. containers, for devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components formed in or on a common substrate, prior to assembly of the devices; Manufacture or treatment of parts, e.g. containers, for integrated circuit devices, prior to assembly of the devices (containers, encapsulations, fillings, mountings per seFulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01L 23/00) [2]
H01L 21/98
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Assembly of devices consisting of solid state components formed in or on a common substrate; Assembly of integrated circuit devices [2]
Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the solid state body in operation, e.g. leads, terminal arrangements (in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01R) [2]
H01L 23/50
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for integrated circuit devices [2]
H01L 23/52
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Arrangements for conducting electric current within the device in operation from one component to another [2]
Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the device, e.g. for temperature compensation [2]
H01L 25/00
Assemblies 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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01L 27/00; details of complete circuit assemblies for which provision exists in another sub-class, e.g. details of television receivers, see the relevant sub-class, e.g. Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H04N; details of assemblies of electrical components in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H05K) [2]
Matter is classified in the last appropriate place. [2]
H01L 27/02
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including semiconductor components adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying, switching or including integrated passive circuit elements with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier [2]
H01L 27/04
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the substrate being a semiconductor body [2]
H01L 27/06
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including a plurality of individual components in a non-repetitive configuration [2]
H01L 27/08
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including only semiconductor components of a single kind [2]
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including a plurality of individual components in a repetitive configuration [2]
H01L 27/12
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the substrate being other than a semiconductor body, e.g. an insulating body [2]
H01L 27/14
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including semiconductor components sensitive to infra-red radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of a shorter wavelength, or corpuscular radiation and adapted for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation (radiation-sensitive components structurally associated with one or more electric light sources only Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01L 31/14) [2]
H01L 27/15
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including semiconductor components with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier adapted for light emission [2]
H01L 27/16
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including thermoelectric components with or without a junction of dissimilar materials; including thermomagnetic components (using the Peltier effect only for cooling of semiconductor or other solid state devices Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01L 23/38) [2]
H01L 27/18
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including components exhibiting superconductivity [2]
H01L 27/20
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including piezo-electric components; including electrostrictive components; including magnetostrictive components; including semiconductor components adapted for use as electromechanical transducers (electromechanical transducers adapted for electrical communication technique Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H04R) [2]
H01L 27/22
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including components using galvano-magnetic effects, e.g. Hall effect; using similar magnetic field effects [2]
H01L 27/24
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including solid state components for rectifying, amplifying, or switching without a potential-jump barrier or surface barrier [2]
H01L 27/26
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including bulk negative resistance effect components [2]
characterised by their crystalline structure, e.g. polycrystalline, cubic, particular orientation of crystalline planes (imperfections Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01L 29/30) [2]
H01L 29/06
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characterised by their shape; characterised by the shapes, relative sizes, or dispositions of the semiconductor regions [2]
H01L 29/08
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with semiconductor regions connected to an electrode carrying current to be rectified, amplified, or switched and such electrode being part of a semiconductor device which comprises three or more electrodes [2]
H01L 29/10
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with semiconductor regions connected to an electrode not carrying current to be rectified, amplified, or switched and such electrode being part of a semiconductor device which comprises three or more electrodes [2]
H01L 29/12
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characterised by the materials of which they are formed [2]
H01L 29/14
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Inorganic materials [2]
H01L 29/16
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including, apart from doping materials or other impurities, only elements of the fourth group of the Periodic System in uncombined form [2]
carrying the current to be rectified, amplified, or switched and such electrodes being part of a semiconductor device which comprises one or two electrodes [2]
H01L 29/44
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characterised by their shapes, relative sizes, or dispositions [2]
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characterised by the materials of which they are formed [2]
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for surface barrier, e.g. Schottky barrier [2]
H01L 29/50
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carrying the current to be rectified, amplified, or switched and such electrodes being part of a semiconductor device which comprises three or more electrodes [2]
H01L 29/52
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characterised by their shapes, relative sizes, or dispositions [2]
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characterised by the materials of which they are formed [2]
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for surface barrier, e.g. Schottky barrier [2]
H01L 29/58
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not carrying the current to be rectified, amplified, or switched and such electrodes being part of a semiconductor device which comprises three or more electrodes [2]
H01L 29/60
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characterised by their shapes, relative sizes, or dispositions [2]
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characterised by the material of which they are formed [2]
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for surface barrier, e.g. Schottky barrier [2]
H01L 29/66
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characterised by their operation [2]
H01L 29/68
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controllable only by the electric current supplied, or the electric potential applied, to an electrode which does not carry the current to be rectified, amplified, or switched [2]
H01L 29/70
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Bipolar devices [2]
H01L 29/72
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continuously controllable [2]
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not continuously controllable, e.g. thyristors [2]
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Reverse blocking thyristors [2]
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Bidirectional thyristors [2]
H01L 29/76
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Unipolar devices, e.g. field-effect transistors [2]
H01L 29/78
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with field effect produced by an insulated gate [2]
H01L 29/80
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with field effect produced by a PN or other rectifying junction gate [2]
H01L 29/82
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controllable only by variation of the magnetic field applied to the device [2]
H01L 29/84
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controllable only by variation of applied mechanical force, e.g. of pressure [2]
H01L 29/86
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non-controllable; controllable only by variation of the electric current supplied, or the electric potential applied, to one or more of the electrodes carrying the current to be rectified, amplified, oscillated, or switched [2]
H01L 29/88
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Tunnel diodes [2]
H01L 29/90
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Breakdown diodes, e.g. Zener diodes, avalanche diodes [2]
H01L 29/91
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Rectifier diodes [2]
H01L 29/92
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Capacitors with potential-jump barrier or surface barrier [2]
Semiconductor devices sensitive to infra-red radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength, or corpuscular radiation and adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; 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, other than combinations of radiation-sensitive components with one or more electric light sources, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01L 27/00; measurement of nuclear or X-radiation with semiconductor detectors Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G01T 1/24, with resistance detectors Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G01T 1/26; obtaining energy from radioactive sources Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G21H) [2]
H01L 31/02
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Details [2]
H01L 31/04
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adapted as conversion devices [2]
H01L 31/06
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characterised by at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier [2]
H01L 31/08
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in which radiation controls flow of current through the device, e.g. photoresistors [2]
H01L 31/10
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characterised by at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. phototransistors [2]
H01L 31/12
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structurally associated with, e.g. formed in or on a common substrate with, one or more electric light sources, e.g. electroluminescent light sources, and electrically or optically coupled thereto (amplifiers using electroluminescent element and photocell Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H03F 17/00; electroluminescent light sources per seFulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H05B 33/00) [2]
H01L 31/14
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the light source or sources being controlled by the semiconductor device sensitive to radiation, e.g. image converters, image amplifiers, image storage devices [2]
H01L 31/16
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the semiconductor device sensitive to radiation being controlled by the light source or sources [2]
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 (semiconductor lasers with potential-jump barrier or surface barrier Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01S 3/19; electroluminescent light sources in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H05B 33/00) [2]
H01L 35/00
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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01L 27/00; refrigerating machines using electric or magnetic effects Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F25B 21/00; thermometers using thermoelectric or thermomagnetic elements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G01K 7/00; obtaining energy from radioactive sources Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G21H) [2]
H01L 35/02
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Details [2]
H01L 35/04
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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]
H01L 35/12
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Selection of the material for the legs of the junction [2]
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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01L 27/00; thermometers using thermoelectric or thermomagnetic elements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G01K 7/00; selection of materials for magnetography, e.g. for Curie-point writing Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G03G 5/00) [2]
H01L 37/02
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using thermal change of dielectric constant, e.g. working above and below the Curie point [2]
H01L 37/04
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using thermal change of magnetic permeability, e.g. working above and below the Curie point [2]
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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01L 27/00; devices with potential-jump barrier or surface barrier controllable by variation of a magnetic field Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01L 29/82) [2]
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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01L 27/00) [2]