DE69307173D1 - Halbleitervorrichtung mit einer RF-wiedergeschlagenen eigenleitenden Schicht - Google Patents

Halbleitervorrichtung mit einer RF-wiedergeschlagenen eigenleitenden Schicht

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DE69307173D1
DE69307173D1 DE69307173T DE69307173T DE69307173D1 DE 69307173 D1 DE69307173 D1 DE 69307173D1 DE 69307173 T DE69307173 T DE 69307173T DE 69307173 T DE69307173 T DE 69307173T DE 69307173 D1 DE69307173 D1 DE 69307173D1
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Subhendu Guha
Chi C Yang
Arindam Banerjee
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DE69307173T 1992-02-14 1993-02-15 Halbleitervorrichtung mit einer RF-wiedergeschlagenen eigenleitenden Schicht Expired - Lifetime DE69307173D1 (de)

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