DE2931649A1 - Lichtaktivierter halbleiterschalter - Google Patents

Lichtaktivierter halbleiterschalter

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Publication number
DE2931649A1
DE2931649A1 DE19792931649 DE2931649A DE2931649A1 DE 2931649 A1 DE2931649 A1 DE 2931649A1 DE 19792931649 DE19792931649 DE 19792931649 DE 2931649 A DE2931649 A DE 2931649A DE 2931649 A1 DE2931649 A1 DE 2931649A1
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Germany
Prior art keywords
light
cathode
semiconductor switch
switch according
core
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Granted
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DE19792931649
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German (de)
English (en)
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DE2931649C2 (ja
Inventor
Jun Lewis R Lowry
Paul G Mcmullin
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CBS Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Priority claimed from US05/930,762 external-priority patent/US4301462A/en
Priority claimed from US05/932,992 external-priority patent/US4186409A/en
Application filed by Westinghouse Electric Corp filed Critical Westinghouse Electric Corp
Publication of DE2931649A1 publication Critical patent/DE2931649A1/de
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of DE2931649C2 publication Critical patent/DE2931649C2/de
Granted legal-status Critical Current

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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/08Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof in which radiation controls flow of current through the device, e.g. photoresistors
    • H01L31/10Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof in which radiation controls flow of current through the device, e.g. photoresistors characterised by potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors
    • H01L31/101Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation
    • H01L31/111Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation characterised by at least three potential barriers, e.g. photothyristors
    • H01L31/1113Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation characterised by at least three potential barriers, e.g. photothyristors the device being a photothyristor

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
DE19792931649 1978-08-03 1979-08-03 Lichtaktivierter halbleiterschalter Granted DE2931649A1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US05/930,762 US4301462A (en) 1978-08-03 1978-08-03 Light activated silicon switch with etched channel in cathode base and anode emitter communicating with cladded optical fiber
US05/932,992 US4186409A (en) 1978-08-11 1978-08-11 Light activated silicon switch

Publications (2)

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DE2931649A1 true DE2931649A1 (de) 1980-02-21
DE2931649C2 DE2931649C2 (ja) 1991-02-14

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DE19792931649 Granted DE2931649A1 (de) 1978-08-03 1979-08-03 Lichtaktivierter halbleiterschalter

Country Status (5)

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BR (1) BR7904830A (ja)
DE (1) DE2931649A1 (ja)
FR (1) FR2432771A1 (ja)
GB (1) GB2027991B (ja)
IN (1) IN152332B (ja)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3245278A1 (de) * 1981-12-07 1983-07-14 Mitsubishi Denki K.K., Tokyo Lichtgetriggerter thyristor

Families Citing this family (2)

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GB2127220B (en) * 1982-08-31 1986-04-23 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Light-triggered semiconductor device and light guide thereto
DE4300765C1 (de) * 1993-01-14 1993-12-23 Bosch Gmbh Robert Verfahren zum Planarisieren grabenförmiger Strukturen

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1254634A (en) * 1968-04-26 1971-11-24 Asea Ab Improved thyristor arrangement
DE2320459A1 (de) * 1972-04-28 1973-11-15 Westinghouse Electric Corp Auf strahlung ansprechende anordnung mit einem durch licht aktivierten schaltelement
CH611741A5 (ja) * 1975-11-03 1979-06-15 Gen Electric
FR2426271A1 (fr) * 1978-05-18 1979-12-14 Thomson Csf Procede d'assemblage precis de " lasers " a semi-conducteur et de fibres optiques

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FR2226754B1 (ja) * 1973-04-20 1975-08-22 Thomson Csf
FR2253277B1 (ja) * 1973-11-30 1977-08-12 Silec Semi Conducteurs
JPS583386B2 (ja) * 1975-10-11 1983-01-21 株式会社日立製作所 ソウホウコウセイホトサイリスタ

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1254634A (en) * 1968-04-26 1971-11-24 Asea Ab Improved thyristor arrangement
DE2320459A1 (de) * 1972-04-28 1973-11-15 Westinghouse Electric Corp Auf strahlung ansprechende anordnung mit einem durch licht aktivierten schaltelement
CH611741A5 (ja) * 1975-11-03 1979-06-15 Gen Electric
FR2426271A1 (fr) * 1978-05-18 1979-12-14 Thomson Csf Procede d'assemblage precis de " lasers " a semi-conducteur et de fibres optiques

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
Meyer's Enzyklopädisches Lexikon,BibliographischesInstitut,Mannheim 1974,Stichwort "Glasfaseroptik" *

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3245278A1 (de) * 1981-12-07 1983-07-14 Mitsubishi Denki K.K., Tokyo Lichtgetriggerter thyristor
DE3245278C2 (ja) * 1981-12-07 1990-03-29 Mitsubishi Denki K.K., Tokio/Tokyo, Jp

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE2931649C2 (ja) 1991-02-14
IN152332B (ja) 1983-12-24
GB2027991A (en) 1980-02-27
BR7904830A (pt) 1980-04-29
GB2027991B (en) 1983-04-27
FR2432771B1 (ja) 1985-04-12
FR2432771A1 (fr) 1980-02-29

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