AU626391B2 - Electronic switch comprising a photosensitive semiconductor - Google Patents

Electronic switch comprising a photosensitive semiconductor

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AU626391B2
AU626391B2 AU51326/90A AU5132690A AU626391B2 AU 626391 B2 AU626391 B2 AU 626391B2 AU 51326/90 A AU51326/90 A AU 51326/90A AU 5132690 A AU5132690 A AU 5132690A AU 626391 B2 AU626391 B2 AU 626391B2
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electronic switch
photosensitive semiconductor
photosensitive
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switch
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Peter Howson
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Champion Spark Plug Europe SA
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    • H01L31/161—Semiconductor device sensitive to radiation without a potential-jump or surface barrier, e.g. photoresistors
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    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/51—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used
    • H03K17/78—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used using opto-electronic devices, i.e. light-emitting and photoelectric devices electrically- or optically-coupled

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AU51326/90A 1989-03-15 1990-03-14 Electronic switch comprising a photosensitive semiconductor Ceased AU626391B2 (en)

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GB8905910 1989-03-15
GB898905910A GB8905910D0 (en) 1989-03-15 1989-03-15 Photosensitive semiconductor,method for making same and electronic switch comprising same

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AU5132690A AU5132690A (en) 1990-09-20
AU626391B2 true AU626391B2 (en) 1992-07-30

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JP (1) JPH02292874A (fr)
KR (1) KR900015360A (fr)
AU (1) AU626391B2 (fr)
BE (1) BE1002672A3 (fr)
CA (1) CA2012110A1 (fr)
DE (1) DE4007979A1 (fr)
ES (1) ES2021503A6 (fr)
FR (1) FR2644629A1 (fr)
GB (2) GB8905910D0 (fr)
IT (1) IT1241191B (fr)
ZA (1) ZA902005B (fr)

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GB9018957D0 (en) * 1990-08-31 1990-10-17 Champion Spark Plug Europ Electronic switch comprising a photosensitive semiconductor
EP0627554B1 (fr) * 1993-05-28 1997-05-28 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Patentabteilung AJ-3 Système d'allumage sans distributeur avec des commutateurs de haute tension contrÔlés par lumière
RU2721303C1 (ru) * 2019-12-03 2020-05-18 Самсунг Электроникс Ко., Лтд. Оптически-управляемый переключатель миллиметрового диапазона со встроенным источником света, основанный на линии передачи с полупроводниковой подложкой

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GB1251226A (fr) * 1967-11-20 1971-10-27
AU499679B2 (en) * 1976-04-08 1979-04-26 Photon Power Inc Photovoltaic cell
AU542149B2 (en) * 1981-09-08 1985-02-07 Sohio Commercial Development and Bp Photovoltaics Limited Thin film hetero junction photo-cells

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FR83703E (fr) * 1962-07-28 1964-10-02 Electronique Et D Automatique Elément logique à photorésistance
US4577114A (en) * 1984-05-17 1986-03-18 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army High power optical switch for microsecond switching

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1251226A (fr) * 1967-11-20 1971-10-27
AU499679B2 (en) * 1976-04-08 1979-04-26 Photon Power Inc Photovoltaic cell
AU542149B2 (en) * 1981-09-08 1985-02-07 Sohio Commercial Development and Bp Photovoltaics Limited Thin film hetero junction photo-cells

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DE4007979A1 (de) 1990-09-20
BE1002672A3 (fr) 1991-04-30
ES2021503A6 (es) 1991-11-01
JPH02292874A (ja) 1990-12-04
KR900015360A (ko) 1990-10-26
ZA902005B (en) 1990-12-28
GB2229315B (en) 1992-12-23
CA2012110A1 (fr) 1990-09-15
IT9067184A1 (it) 1991-09-14
GB8905910D0 (en) 1989-04-26
GB9005695D0 (en) 1990-05-09
FR2644629A1 (en) 1990-09-21
GB2229315A (en) 1990-09-19
FR2644629B1 (fr) 1992-01-03
AU5132690A (en) 1990-09-20
IT1241191B (it) 1993-12-29
IT9067184A0 (it) 1990-03-14

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