GB2212976B - Manufacture of electronic components of cadmium mercury telluride - Google Patents

Manufacture of electronic components of cadmium mercury telluride

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Publication number
GB2212976B
GB2212976B GB8706370A GB8706370A GB2212976B GB 2212976 B GB2212976 B GB 2212976B GB 8706370 A GB8706370 A GB 8706370A GB 8706370 A GB8706370 A GB 8706370A GB 2212976 B GB2212976 B GB 2212976B
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Prior art keywords
manufacture
electronic components
cadmium mercury
mercury telluride
telluride
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Expired - Lifetime
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GB8706370A
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GB2212976A (en
Inventor
Maurice Victor Blackman
Graham Joseph Crimes
Ian Kenworthy
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Philips Electronics UK Ltd
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Philips Electronic and Associated Industries Ltd
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Priority to GB8706370A priority Critical patent/GB2212976B/en
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Publication of GB2212976A publication Critical patent/GB2212976A/en
Priority to GB9018970A priority patent/GB2234854B/en
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Publication of GB2212976B publication Critical patent/GB2212976B/en
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    • H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/70—Manufacture or treatment of devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components formed in or on a common substrate or of parts thereof; Manufacture of integrated circuit devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/77—Manufacture or treatment of devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components or integrated circuits formed in, or on, a common substrate
    • H01L21/78—Manufacture or treatment of devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components or integrated circuits formed in, or on, a common substrate with subsequent division of the substrate into plural individual devices
    • H01L21/82—Manufacture or treatment of devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components or integrated circuits formed in, or on, a common substrate with subsequent division of the substrate into plural individual devices to produce devices, e.g. integrated circuits, each consisting of a plurality of components
    • H01L21/8254—Manufacture or treatment of devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components or integrated circuits formed in, or on, a common substrate with subsequent division of the substrate into plural individual devices to produce devices, e.g. integrated circuits, each consisting of a plurality of components the substrate being a semiconductor, using II-VI technology
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    • H01L21/04—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer
    • H01L21/34—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer the devices having semiconductor bodies not provided for in groups H01L21/0405, H01L21/0445, H01L21/06, H01L21/16 and H01L21/18 with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials
    • H01L21/38—Diffusion of impurity materials, e.g. doping materials, electrode materials, into or out of a semiconductor body, or between semiconductor regions
    • H01L21/383—Diffusion of impurity materials, e.g. doping materials, electrode materials, into or out of a semiconductor body, or between semiconductor regions using diffusion into or out of a solid from or into a gaseous phase
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    • H01L21/04—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer
    • H01L21/34—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer the devices having semiconductor bodies not provided for in groups H01L21/0405, H01L21/0445, H01L21/06, H01L21/16 and H01L21/18 with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials
    • H01L21/42—Bombardment with radiation
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    • H01L31/0256—Semiconductor 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 characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by the material
    • H01L31/0264—Inorganic materials
    • H01L31/0296—Inorganic materials including, apart from doping material or other impurities, only AIIBVI compounds, e.g. CdS, ZnS, HgCdTe
    • H01L31/02966—Inorganic materials including, apart from doping material or other impurities, only AIIBVI compounds, e.g. CdS, ZnS, HgCdTe including ternary compounds, e.g. HgCdTe
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    • H01L31/08—Semiconductor 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
    • H01L31/10—Semiconductor 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
    • H01L31/101—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation
    • H01L31/102—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation characterised by only one potential barrier
    • H01L31/103—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation characterised by only one potential barrier the potential barrier being of the PN homojunction type
    • H01L31/1032—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation characterised by only one potential barrier the potential barrier being of the PN homojunction type the devices comprising active layers formed only by AIIBVI compounds, e.g. HgCdTe IR photodiodes
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    • H01L31/08—Semiconductor 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
    • H01L31/10—Semiconductor 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
    • H01L31/101—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation
    • H01L31/11—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation characterised by two potential barriers, e.g. bipolar phototransistors
    • H01L31/1105—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation characterised by two potential barriers, e.g. bipolar phototransistors the device being a bipolar phototransistor
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    • H01L31/18—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L31/1828—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof the active layers comprising only AIIBVI compounds, e.g. CdS, ZnS, CdTe
    • H01L31/1836—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof the active layers comprising only AIIBVI compounds, e.g. CdS, ZnS, CdTe comprising a growth substrate not being an AIIBVI compound

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GB8706370A 1987-03-18 1987-03-18 Manufacture of electronic components of cadmium mercury telluride Expired - Lifetime GB2212976B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8706370A GB2212976B (en) 1987-03-18 1987-03-18 Manufacture of electronic components of cadmium mercury telluride
GB9018970A GB2234854B (en) 1987-03-18 1990-08-31 Manufacture of electronic components of cadmium mercury telluride

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GB8706370A GB2212976B (en) 1987-03-18 1987-03-18 Manufacture of electronic components of cadmium mercury telluride

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GB8706370D0 GB8706370D0 (en) 1989-04-19
GB2212976A GB2212976A (en) 1989-08-02
GB2212976B true GB2212976B (en) 1991-05-01

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JPH01239089A (en) * 1987-11-30 1989-09-25 Toshiba Corp Process for production of compound semiconductor single crystal and apparatus therefor
JP2754765B2 (en) * 1989-07-19 1998-05-20 富士通株式会社 Method for manufacturing compound semiconductor crystal
GB9204078D0 (en) * 1992-02-26 1992-04-08 Philips Electronics Uk Ltd Infrared detector manufacture

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GB2234854B (en) 1991-05-22
GB8706370D0 (en) 1989-04-19
GB9018970D0 (en) 1990-10-17
GB2212976A (en) 1989-08-02
GB2234854A (en) 1991-02-13

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Legal Events

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732 Registration of transactions, instruments or events in the register (sect. 32/1977)
732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 19990318