CA2012110A1 - Commutateur electronique comportant un semiconducteur photosensible - Google Patents

Commutateur electronique comportant un semiconducteur photosensible

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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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semiconductor
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switch according
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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
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    • 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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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
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  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
  • Photoreceptors In Electrophotography (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Manufacture Of Switches (AREA)
  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal (AREA)
  • Photo Coupler, Interrupter, Optical-To-Optical Conversion Devices (AREA)
CA002012110A 1989-03-15 1990-03-14 Commutateur electronique comportant un semiconducteur photosensible Abandoned CA2012110A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB898905910A GB8905910D0 (en) 1989-03-15 1989-03-15 Photosensitive semiconductor,method for making same and electronic switch comprising same
GB8905910.9 1989-03-15

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CA2012110A1 true CA2012110A1 (fr) 1990-09-15

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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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FR83703E (fr) * 1962-07-28 1964-10-02 Electronique Et D Automatique Elément logique à photorésistance
GB1251226A (fr) * 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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DE4007979A1 (de) 1990-09-20
AU626391B2 (en) 1992-07-30
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
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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