JPS55124278A - Avalanche photodiode - Google Patents

Avalanche photodiode

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Publication number
JPS55124278A
JPS55124278A JP3282379A JP3282379A JPS55124278A JP S55124278 A JPS55124278 A JP S55124278A JP 3282379 A JP3282379 A JP 3282379A JP 3282379 A JP3282379 A JP 3282379A JP S55124278 A JPS55124278 A JP S55124278A
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Prior art keywords
recess
substrate
avalanche photodiode
semiconductor
semiconductor region
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Granted
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JP3282379A
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English (en)
Japanese (ja)
Other versions
JPS6358382B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow
Inventor
Hiroshi Kanbe
Hiroaki Ando
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
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Priority to JP3282379A priority Critical patent/JPS55124278A/ja
Publication of JPS55124278A publication Critical patent/JPS55124278A/ja
Publication of JPS6358382B2 publication Critical patent/JPS6358382B2/ja
Granted legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F30/00—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors
    • H10F30/20—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors
    • H10F30/21—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors the devices being sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation
    • H10F30/22—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors the devices being sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation the devices having only one potential barrier, e.g. photodiodes
    • H10F30/225—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors the devices being sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation the devices having only one potential barrier, e.g. photodiodes the potential barrier working in avalanche mode, e.g. avalanche photodiodes

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  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
JP3282379A 1979-03-20 1979-03-20 Avalanche photodiode Granted JPS55124278A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP3282379A JPS55124278A (en) 1979-03-20 1979-03-20 Avalanche photodiode

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP3282379A JPS55124278A (en) 1979-03-20 1979-03-20 Avalanche photodiode

Publications (2)

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JPS55124278A true JPS55124278A (en) 1980-09-25
JPS6358382B2 JPS6358382B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1988-11-15

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Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5775761U (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1980-10-29 1982-05-11
JPS5792878A (en) * 1980-10-09 1982-06-09 Western Electric Co Semiconductor photodiode
JPS58158978A (ja) * 1982-03-16 1983-09-21 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> 半導体受光素子
JPS6218075A (ja) * 1985-07-17 1987-01-27 Agency Of Ind Science & Technol 光電変換装置
US4656494A (en) * 1984-05-31 1987-04-07 Fujitsu Limited Avalanche multiplication photodiode having a buried structure
US4814847A (en) * 1986-11-21 1989-03-21 Bell Communications Research, Inc. Ingaas semiconductor structures
US6329679B1 (en) * 1998-06-29 2001-12-11 Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. Photodiode with increased photocollection area for image sensor

Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS53108794A (en) * 1977-03-04 1978-09-21 Nec Corp Photo detector

Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS53108794A (en) * 1977-03-04 1978-09-21 Nec Corp Photo detector

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5792878A (en) * 1980-10-09 1982-06-09 Western Electric Co Semiconductor photodiode
JPS5775761U (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1980-10-29 1982-05-11
JPS58158978A (ja) * 1982-03-16 1983-09-21 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> 半導体受光素子
US4656494A (en) * 1984-05-31 1987-04-07 Fujitsu Limited Avalanche multiplication photodiode having a buried structure
JPS6218075A (ja) * 1985-07-17 1987-01-27 Agency Of Ind Science & Technol 光電変換装置
US4814847A (en) * 1986-11-21 1989-03-21 Bell Communications Research, Inc. Ingaas semiconductor structures
US6329679B1 (en) * 1998-06-29 2001-12-11 Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. Photodiode with increased photocollection area for image sensor
US6723580B2 (en) 1998-06-29 2004-04-20 Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. Method of forming a photodiode for an image sensor
US6787386B2 (en) 1998-06-29 2004-09-07 Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. Method of forming a photodiode for an image sensor

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JPS6358382B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1988-11-15

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