GB2601276B - Schottky diode - Google Patents

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GB2601276B
GB2601276B GB2202977.1A GB202202977A GB2601276B GB 2601276 B GB2601276 B GB 2601276B GB 202202977 A GB202202977 A GB 202202977A GB 2601276 B GB2601276 B GB 2601276B
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Price Richard
Cobb Brian
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JPS59208877A (en) * 1983-05-13 1984-11-27 Ricoh Co Ltd Thin film device
US4674177A (en) * 1984-12-19 1987-06-23 Eaton Corporation Method for making an edge junction schottky diode
US20150325659A1 (en) * 2014-05-08 2015-11-12 Flosfia Inc. Crystalline multilayer structure and semiconductor device

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GB1044722A (en) * 1963-01-28 1966-10-05 Hughes Aircraft Co Improvements in and relating to asymmetrical conducting devices
US4098921A (en) * 1976-04-28 1978-07-04 Cutler-Hammer Tantalum-gallium arsenide schottky barrier semiconductor device
JPS59208877A (en) * 1983-05-13 1984-11-27 Ricoh Co Ltd Thin film device
US4674177A (en) * 1984-12-19 1987-06-23 Eaton Corporation Method for making an edge junction schottky diode
US20150325659A1 (en) * 2014-05-08 2015-11-12 Flosfia Inc. Crystalline multilayer structure and semiconductor device

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Chasin A et al, 'An Integrated a-IGZO UHF Energy Harvester for Passive RFID Tags', IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, sept 2014, vol 61, Number 9, Pages 3289-95 ISSN 0018-9383 (print) *

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