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Class 257/272 - Junction field effect transistor in integrated circuit


Subclass of Class 257 - Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes)
Definition: Subject matter located in a single monolithic semiconductor
No. of patents: 158
Last issue date: 05/15/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
4516037Control circuitry for high voltage solid-state switches
A gated diode switch (GDS1, GDS3, GDS4, GDS10) requires a voltage applied to the gate which is more positive than that of the anode and cathode in order to break current flow between the anode and cathode. In addition, a current of at least the same order...
05/07/1985
4496963Semiconductor device with an ion implanted stabilization layer
A semiconductor device wherein surface stabilization is provided by a shallow layer of ion implanted doping material on the surface of the semiconductor and beneath the passivating oxide layer. One embodiment is a bipolar transistor including a collector ...
01/29/1985
4492972JFET Monolithic integrated circuit with input bias current temperature compensation
Temperature variation of the input bias current of a monolithic integrated circuit junction field-effect transistor (JFET) is provided by a compensation diode formed concurrently with the JFET in the monolithic integrated circuit. The compensation diode h...
01/08/1985
4485392Lateral junction field effect transistor device
A lateral junction field effect transister device includes both a surface semiconductor layer located between the gate and drain contact regions of the device and a buried semiconductor layer which extends beneath at least the drain contact region and the...
11/27/1984
4484208Junction-type field-effect transistor and its manufacture
The channel region and gate region of a junction-type field-effect transistor have substantially the same outline and can be produced by successive implantation through the same mask. A highly doped contact zone ensures an ohmic connection between this ga...
11/20/1984
4456918Isolated gate JFET structure
A JFET having the top gate isolated from the bottom gate by an annulus source region and thin channel region and a top gate ohmic contact region isolated from the bottom gate by a deep isolation region. The isolation region and the top gate contact region...
06/26/1984
4423431Semiconductor integrated circuit device providing a protection circuit
A protective semiconductor integrated circuit device for protecting an internal circuit against an excessively high voltage has a first resistor of a low value resistance interposed between an input terminal and an input gate of the internal circuit. One ...
12/27/1983
4422089Semiconductor device having a reduced surface field strength
A semiconductor device of the "RESURF" type has a substrate region and a superimposed semiconductor layer which forms a p-n junction with the substrate region. The semiconductor layer has an island-shaped region which is depleted at least locally up to th...
12/20/1983
4402126Method for fabrication of a non-volatile JRAM cell
A non-volatile memory storage cell utilizing a single vertical junction field-effect transistor is fabricated by a method, which is compatible with the fabrication of MOSFET interface and logic circuits on the same chip. Assembly of a multi-dielectric sta...
09/06/1983
4379001Method of making semiconductor devices
In a semiconductor device such as a bipolar transistor and a field effect transistor of the type having a substrate, a doped polycrystalline silicon region selectively formed on the substrate and an insulating film overlying the polycrystalline silicon re...
04/05/1983
4366567Semiconductor laser device
Disclosed is a semiconductor laser device comprising a layered semiconductor region capable of laser oscillation and including at least an optical confinement region consisting of stacked semiconductor layers, means for injecting current into the optical ...
12/28/1982
4349751Control circuitry using a pull-down transistor for high voltage solid-state switches
To switch a first gated diode switch (GDS1) to the "OFF" state requires a voltage applied to the gate which is more positive than that of the anode or cathode and a sourcing of current into the gate of substantially the same order of magnitude as flows be...
09/14/1982
4322738N-Channel JFET device compatible with existing bipolar integrated circuit processing techniques
A buried n-channel junction field-effect transistor (JFET) fabricated in standard bipolar integrated circuit starting material. The transistor has a deep p-well as the bottom gate formed in an n-type body. The source is surrounded by the p-well while the ...
03/30/1982
4321613Field effect devices and their fabrication
A method of fabricating a field effect transistor comprising the steps of forming an active layer of semiconductor material, e.g. GaAs over the surface of a first substrate of semiconductor material, e.g., also GaAs, forming source, drain and gate electro...
03/23/1982
4295058Radiant energy activated semiconductor switch
Various circuits and combinations of radiant energy responsive transducer means such as photovoltaic diodes connected to the gate of a depletion mode FET whose source and drain are connected to the gate and cathode of a thyristor, are disclosed to provide...
10/13/1981
4219828Multidrain metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect
A metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect device for constituting a single logic inverter stage. It includes a multidrain transistor operating in enhancement mode and a load transistor, both of monochannel metal-oxide-semiconductor structure. The inverter ...
08/26/1980
4205334Integrated semiconductor device
An integrated semiconductor device including at least one first vertical-type junction field effect transistor (vertical JFET) having a triode-like unsaturated voltage-current characteristic and at least one second vertical JFET having a bipolar-transisto...
05/27/1980
4202001Semiconductor device having grid for plating contacts
A semiconductor device includes a body of semiconductor material on which are formed a plurality of spaced semiconductor elements. Each of the semiconductor elements includes a plurality of contacts, some of which are separated from each other by recesses...
05/06/1980
4179310Laser trim protection process
An element of an integrated circuit, such as an ion implanted region or a metal layer, may be laser trimmed without exposing P-N junctions or other circuit elements not to be trimmed to damage by the laser through use of the present protection process and...
12/18/1979
4176368Junction field effect transistor for use in integrated circuits
A junction field effect transistor is incorporated into a conventional monolithic bipolar integrated circuit using compatible processing steps. The transistor source and drain regions are produced during IC base diffusion and the gate contact during IC em...
11/27/1979
4172741Method for laser trimming of bi-FET circuits
Radiant energy, preferably that of a laser, is focused onto the surface of a silicon integrated circuit that contains a thin layer doped to the opposite conductivity type of the underlying silicon. The thin layer can be trimmed so as to tailor its conduct...
10/30/1979
4135168Reverse channel GaAsFET oscillator
A common-drain high frequency power oscillator is configured by electrically reversing the channel of a GaAsFET transistor. Such an oscillator can be flip-chip mounted for reduced thermal resistance and has superior oscillation characteristics as compared...
01/16/1979
4126900Random access junction field-effect floating gate transistor memory
JFET memory structures, in particular for RAM's with non-destructive reading-out of the charge state of a floating gate electrode in which the primary selection is realized by means of capacitive coupling with the floating gate electrode. The secondary se...
11/21/1978
4092660High power field effect transistor
A field effect transistor is provided wherein conductive mesas are topped by source and drain electrodes, respectively, and rise out of a semiconductor epitaxial layer onto which there is formed a Schottky barrier layer. A heat sink metal layer backs the ...
05/30/1978
4063271FET and bipolar device and circuit process with maximum junction control
Disclosed are improved field-effect and bipolar semiconductor devices and the method of making them, wherein maximum junction control provides highly predictable device parameters. Low temperature epitaxial depositions provide tight junction thickness and...
12/13/1977
4048647Solid state disconnect device
A solid state disconnect or isolating device for disconnecting a subscriber on his premises, replaces a relay with associated circuitry and items. It can be coupled with a surge protection device to provide disconnect signalling, plus loop testing if desi...
09/13/1977
4041517Vertical type junction field effect semiconductor device
A vertical type junction field effect transistor is disclosed having a body of semiconductor material of a first conductive type, a source region of the first conductive type provided in a main face of the body and a drain region of the first conductive t...
08/09/1977
4038563Symmetrical input NOR/NAND gate circuit
An electrical circuit is shown having first and second pluralities of junction field effect transistors connected with an output transistor to provide NOR/NAND gate logic operation. The junction field effect transistors are preferably enhancement mode jun...
07/26/1977
4020365Integrated field-effect transistor switch
A monolithic switching circuit has a junction field-effect transistor controlled through a capacitive diode and a small field-effect transistor. The physical structure of the switch includes a junction field-effect transistor with a gate region connected ...
04/26/1977
4009401Fade-in and fade-out switching circuit
A switching circuit using first and second semiconductor devices each having a semiconductive substrate with a current path portion, first and second semiconductive regions forming a PN junction therebetween, the first region being capacitively coupled to...
02/22/1977
4004950Method for improving the doping of a semiconductor material
In a first step, the semiconductor material is doped in a known manner with impurities having a given conductivity type and a given concentration profile. In a second step, the material is maintained at a high temperature, bombarded with a beam of particl...
01/25/1977
4000504Deep channel MOS transistor
A semiconductor charge storage and detection device is provided in which an ion implanted conductive channel is buried between source and drain regions in the bulk of a semiconductor substrate. A charge storage region extends between the channel and the s...
12/28/1976
3999207Field effect transistor with a carrier injecting region
A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductive region of one conductivity type, a first electrode and a second electrode formed on said first semiconductive region, a second semiconductive region of the opposite conductivity type contiguous to a c...
12/21/1976
3994755Liquid phase epitaxial process for growing semi-insulating GaAs layers
Disclosed is a process for fabricating chromium-doped semi-insulating epitaxial layers of gallium arsenide which includes contacting a gallium arsenide substrate with a chromium-doped saturated solution of gallium arsenide in gallium and maintaining the s...
11/30/1976
3986180Depletion mode field effect transistor memory system
The present invention relates to an integrated memory system comprising an array of depletion mode field effect transistors operated in a common control electrode mode to provide an array with the density of metal oxide semiconductor field effect transist...
10/12/1976
3979764Controlled fading switching circuit
A switching circuit using a field effect transistor having a semiconductive substrate with a current path portion, first and second semiconductive regions forming a PN junction therebetween, the first region being capacitively coupled to the current path ...
09/07/1976
3971055Analog memory circuit utilizing a field effect transistor for signal storage
An analog memory circuit using a field effect transistor having a semiconductive substrate, first and second semiconductive regions forming a PN junction therebetween, the first region being capacitively coupled to the current path portion to form a capac...
07/20/1976
3947761Peak level indicator
A peak level indicator using a field effect transistor having a semiconductive substrate with a current path portion, first and second semiconductive regions forming a PN junction therebetween, the first region being capacitively coupled to the current pa...
03/30/1976
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