GB1432676A - Encapsulated light activated semiconductor device - Google Patents

Encapsulated light activated semiconductor device

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Publication number
GB1432676A
GB1432676A GB1823073A GB1823073A GB1432676A GB 1432676 A GB1432676 A GB 1432676A GB 1823073 A GB1823073 A GB 1823073A GB 1823073 A GB1823073 A GB 1823073A GB 1432676 A GB1432676 A GB 1432676A
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Prior art keywords
april
stack
electrodes
semi
housing
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Expired
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GB1823073A
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CBS Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Publication of GB1432676A publication Critical patent/GB1432676A/en
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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
    • H01L31/02Details
    • H01L31/0203Containers; Encapsulations, e.g. encapsulation of photodiodes
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4295Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements coupling with semiconductor devices activated by light through the light guide, e.g. thyristors, phototransistors
    • 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)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Led Device Packages (AREA)
  • Die Bonding (AREA)
  • Photo Coupler, Interrupter, Optical-To-Optical Conversion Devices (AREA)
  • Thyristors (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
GB1823073A 1972-04-28 1973-04-16 Encapsulated light activated semiconductor device Expired GB1432676A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US24845372A 1972-04-28 1972-04-28

Publications (1)

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GB1432676A true GB1432676A (en) 1976-04-22

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US (1) US3796881A (US06168655-20010102-C00055.png)
JP (1) JPS4949587A (US06168655-20010102-C00055.png)
CH (1) CH566645A5 (US06168655-20010102-C00055.png)
DE (1) DE2320472C2 (US06168655-20010102-C00055.png)
FR (1) FR2182224B1 (US06168655-20010102-C00055.png)
GB (1) GB1432676A (US06168655-20010102-C00055.png)
SE (1) SE390086B (US06168655-20010102-C00055.png)

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4144541A (en) * 1977-01-27 1979-03-13 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. Light-activated semiconductor device package unit
US4131905A (en) * 1977-05-26 1978-12-26 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. Light-triggered thyristor and package therefore
US4136357A (en) * 1977-10-03 1979-01-23 National Semiconductor Corporation Integrated circuit package with optical input coupler
US4257058A (en) * 1979-07-05 1981-03-17 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. Package for radiation triggered semiconductor device and method
JPS57132471U (US06168655-20010102-C00055.png) * 1981-02-10 1982-08-18
JPS589372A (ja) * 1981-07-08 1983-01-19 Mitsubishi Electric Corp 光点弧サイリスタ
JPS5897864A (ja) * 1981-12-07 1983-06-10 Mitsubishi Electric Corp 光トリガサイリスタ

Family Cites Families (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3590344A (en) * 1969-06-20 1971-06-29 Westinghouse Electric Corp Light activated semiconductor controlled rectifier

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CH566645A5 (US06168655-20010102-C00055.png) 1975-09-15
SE390086B (sv) 1976-11-29
JPS4949587A (US06168655-20010102-C00055.png) 1974-05-14
FR2182224B1 (US06168655-20010102-C00055.png) 1977-12-30
FR2182224A1 (US06168655-20010102-C00055.png) 1973-12-07
US3796881A (en) 1974-03-12
DE2320472A1 (de) 1973-11-15
DE2320472C2 (de) 1983-05-05

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years

Effective date: 19930415