CA1187622A - Semiconductor device having a body of amorphous silicon - Google Patents

Semiconductor device having a body of amorphous silicon

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CA1187622A
CA1187622A CA000398016A CA398016A CA1187622A CA 1187622 A CA1187622 A CA 1187622A CA 000398016 A CA000398016 A CA 000398016A CA 398016 A CA398016 A CA 398016A CA 1187622 A CA1187622 A CA 1187622A
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Zoltan J. Kiss
Alan G. Macdiarmid
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CA000398016A 1981-03-11 1982-03-10 Semiconductor device having a body of amorphous silicon Expired CA1187622A (en)

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JP (1) JPS58500360A (ja)
KR (1) KR910002764B1 (ja)
CA (1) CA1187622A (ja)
ES (1) ES510893A0 (ja)
HU (1) HU187713B (ja)
IN (1) IN156594B (ja)
IT (1) IT1150674B (ja)
NO (1) NO823744L (ja)
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WO (1) WO1982003069A1 (ja)

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EP0075007A4 (en) 1984-06-05
ES8402462A1 (es) 1984-02-01
IN156594B (ja) 1985-09-14
HU187713B (en) 1986-02-28
ES510893A0 (es) 1984-02-01
JPS58500360A (ja) 1983-03-10
OA07249A (fr) 1984-08-31
WO1982003069A1 (en) 1982-09-16
NO823744L (no) 1982-11-10

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