CA2012110A1 - Electronic switch comprising a photosensitive semiconductor - Google Patents

Electronic switch comprising a photosensitive semiconductor

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Publication number
CA2012110A1
CA2012110A1 CA002012110A CA2012110A CA2012110A1 CA 2012110 A1 CA2012110 A1 CA 2012110A1 CA 002012110 A CA002012110 A CA 002012110A CA 2012110 A CA2012110 A CA 2012110A CA 2012110 A1 CA2012110 A1 CA 2012110A1
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Prior art keywords
semiconductor
substrate
switch according
adherent
light source
Prior art date
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Abandoned
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CA002012110A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Peter Howson
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Champion Spark Plug Europe SA
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Individual
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Publication of CA2012110A1 publication Critical patent/CA2012110A1/en
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F55/00Radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices covered by groups H10F10/00, H10F19/00 or H10F30/00 being structurally associated with electric light sources and electrically or optically coupled thereto
    • H10F55/20Radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices covered by groups H10F10/00, H10F19/00 or H10F30/00 being structurally associated with electric light sources and electrically or optically coupled thereto wherein the electric light source controls the radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices, e.g. optocouplers
    • H10F55/205Radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices covered by groups H10F10/00, H10F19/00 or H10F30/00 being structurally associated with electric light sources and electrically or optically coupled thereto wherein the electric light source controls the radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices, e.g. optocouplers wherein the radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices have no potential barriers, e.g. photoresistors
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F55/00Radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices covered by groups H10F10/00, H10F19/00 or H10F30/00 being structurally associated with electric light sources and electrically or optically coupled thereto
    • H10F55/20Radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices covered by groups H10F10/00, H10F19/00 or H10F30/00 being structurally associated with electric light sources and electrically or optically coupled thereto wherein the electric light source controls the radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices, e.g. optocouplers
    • H10F55/205Radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices covered by groups H10F10/00, H10F19/00 or H10F30/00 being structurally associated with electric light sources and electrically or optically coupled thereto wherein the electric light source controls the radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices, e.g. optocouplers wherein the radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices have no potential barriers, e.g. photoresistors
    • H10F55/207Radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices covered by groups H10F10/00, H10F19/00 or H10F30/00 being structurally associated with electric light sources and electrically or optically coupled thereto wherein the electric light source controls the radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices, e.g. optocouplers wherein the radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices have no potential barriers, e.g. photoresistors wherein the electric light source comprises semiconductor devices having potential barriers, e.g. light emitting diodes
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H03ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03KPULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/51Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used
    • H03K17/78Electronic 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
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F30/00Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors
    • H10F30/10Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices being sensitive to infrared radiation, visible or ultraviolet radiation, and having no potential barriers, e.g. photoresistors
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F71/00Manufacture or treatment of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F71/125The active layers comprising only Group II-VI materials, e.g. CdS, ZnS or CdTe
    • H10F71/1257The active layers comprising only Group II-VI materials, e.g. CdS, ZnS or CdTe comprising growth substrates not made of Group II-VI materials
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/10Semiconductor bodies
    • H10F77/12Active materials
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/10Semiconductor bodies
    • H10F77/12Active materials
    • H10F77/123Active materials comprising only Group II-VI materials, e.g. CdS, ZnS or HgCdTe
    • H10F77/1237Active materials comprising only Group II-VI materials, e.g. CdS, ZnS or HgCdTe having at least three elements, e.g. HgCdTe
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/10Semiconductor bodies
    • H10F77/14Shape of semiconductor bodies; Shapes, relative sizes or dispositions of semiconductor regions within semiconductor bodies
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/20Electrodes
    • H10F77/206Electrodes for devices having potential barriers
    • H10F77/211Electrodes for devices having potential barriers for photovoltaic cells
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/30Coatings
    • H10F77/306Coatings for devices having potential barriers
    • H10F77/311Coatings for devices having potential barriers for photovoltaic cells
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10HINORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS
    • H10H20/00Individual inorganic light-emitting semiconductor devices having potential barriers, e.g. light-emitting diodes [LED]
    • H10H20/80Constructional details
    • H10H20/81Bodies
    • H10H20/822Materials of the light-emitting regions
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
  • Photoreceptors In Electrophotography (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Photo Coupler, Interrupter, Optical-To-Optical Conversion Devices (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal (AREA)
  • Manufacture Of Switches (AREA)
  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
CA002012110A 1989-03-15 1990-03-14 Electronic switch comprising a photosensitive semiconductor Abandoned CA2012110A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8905910.9 1989-03-15
GB898905910A GB8905910D0 (en) 1989-03-15 1989-03-15 Photosensitive semiconductor,method for making same and electronic switch comprising same

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CA2012110A1 true CA2012110A1 (en) 1990-09-15

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

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GB9018957D0 (en) * 1990-08-31 1990-10-17 Champion Spark Plug Europ Electronic switch comprising a photosensitive semiconductor
EP0627554B1 (de) * 1993-05-28 1997-05-28 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Patentabteilung AJ-3 Verteilerloses Zündsystem mit lichtgesteuerten Hochspannungsschaltern
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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FR83703E (fr) * 1962-07-28 1964-10-02 Electronique Et D Automatique Elément logique à photorésistance
GB1251226A (enExample) * 1967-11-20 1971-10-27
AU499679B2 (en) * 1976-04-08 1979-04-26 Photon Power Inc Photovoltaic cell
US4388483A (en) * 1981-09-08 1983-06-14 Monosolar, Inc. Thin film heterojunction photovoltaic cells and methods of making the same
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

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ES2021503A6 (es) 1991-11-01
AU5132690A (en) 1990-09-20
FR2644629A1 (en) 1990-09-21
KR900015360A (ko) 1990-10-26
GB2229315A (en) 1990-09-19
ZA902005B (en) 1990-12-28
DE4007979A1 (de) 1990-09-20
IT1241191B (it) 1993-12-29
AU626391B2 (en) 1992-07-30
GB2229315B (en) 1992-12-23
FR2644629B1 (enExample) 1992-01-03
BE1002672A3 (fr) 1991-04-30
IT9067184A0 (it) 1990-03-14
IT9067184A1 (it) 1991-09-14
GB9005695D0 (en) 1990-05-09
JPH02292874A (ja) 1990-12-04
GB8905910D0 (en) 1989-04-26

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