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- プレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオードにおいて、
接触領域を定める第1のn型半導体層と、
p型拡散領域を有する第2の半導体層と、
n型半導体多重層と、
n型半導体吸収層と、
p型接触層とを備え、該p型拡散領域が該p型接触層に直接近接して配置されたプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。 - 前記n型半導体吸収層に近接して配置された少なくとも1つの段階層をさらに含んだ請求項1に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記n型半導体多重層に近接して配置されたp型半導体電荷制御層をさらに含んだ請求項1に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 少なくとも1つのn型接触層をさらに含んだ請求項1に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記第1のn型半導体層はInAlAsである請求項1に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記第2のn型半導体層はInAlAsである請求項1に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記n型半導体多重層はInAlAsである請求項1に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記n型半導体吸収層はInGaAsである請求項1に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- プレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオードを製造する方法において、
接触領域を定める第1のn型半導体層を提供する工程と、
第2のn型半導体層をデポジットする工程と、
n型半導体多重層をデポジットする工程と、
n型半導体吸収層をデポジットする工程と、
p型接触層をデポジットする工程と、
該p型接触層に直接近接するp型拡散領域を拡散する工程とを含み、これによって前記プレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオードの静電容量を低減する方法。 - 前記n型半導体吸収層に近接する少なくとも1つの段階層をデポジットする工程をさらに含んだ請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記n型半導体多重層に近接するp型半導体電荷制御層をデポジットする工程をさらに含んだ請求項9に記載の方法。
- 少なくとも1つのn型接触層をデポジットする工程をさらに含んだ請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記第1のn型半導体層はInAlAsである請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記第2のn型半導体層はInAlAsである請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記n型半導体多重層はInAlAsである請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記n型半導体吸収層はInGaAsである請求項9に記載の方法。
- p型拡散領域を有する第2のn型半導体層と、
n型半導体多重層と、
n型半導体吸収層とを備えた、接触領域及びp型接触領域を定める第1のn型半導体層を含んだプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオードにおいて、
該p型拡散領域は該p型接触領域に直接近接して配置されたプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。 - 前記第1のn型半導体層はInAlAsであり、前記第2のn型半導体層はInAlAsであり、前記n型半導体多重層はInAlAsであり、前記n型半導体吸収層はInGaAsである請求項17に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- プレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオードにおいて、
接触領域を定める第1のn型半導体層と、
p型半導体層と、
n型半導体多重層と、
n型半導体吸収層と、
p型接触層とを備え、該p型半導体層が該p型接触領域に直接近接して配置されたプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。 - 前記n型半導体吸収層に近接して配置された少なくとも1つの段階層をさらに含んだ請求項19に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記n型半導体多重層に近接して配置されたp型半導体電荷制御層をさらに含んだ請求項19に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 少なくとも1つのn型接触層をさらに含んだ請求項19に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記第1のn型半導体層はInAlAsである請求項19に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記第2のn型半導体層はInAlAsである請求項19に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記n型半導体多重層はInAlAsである請求項19に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記n型半導体吸収層はInGaAsである請求項19に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記p型半導体層はInAlAsである請求項19に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記p型半導体層の一部分とn型半導体吸収層の一部分とを含んだ不動態化された領域をさらに備えた請求項19に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記不動態化された領域が、前記第1の段階層18aの一部分と前記n型半導体多重層24の一部分とをさらに含んだ請求項28に記載のプレーナ・アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
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