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US3234058A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of forming an integral masking fixture by epitaxial growth

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1962-06-27
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Granted: 1966-02-08
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Expires: 1982-06-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John C Marinace

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 13:43
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D8/00; H10D8/70; H10D99/00; H10P; H10P10/00; H10P14/00; H10P14/20; H10P14/24; H10P14/34; H10P14/3402; H10P14/3414; H10P14/3421; H10P50/00; H10P50/20; H10P50/24; H10P50/242; H10P95/00; H10P95/50; H10D62/00; H10D62/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/026; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/933; Y10S438/979

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 89 words
THE PROCESS OF FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: PROVIDING A SUBSTRATE OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL OF ONE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE, EXPITAXIALLY FORMING A LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL OF SUCH HIGH RESISTIVITY AS TO ACT AS AN INSULATOR ON ONE SURFACE OF SAID SUBSTRATE, FORMING AT LEAST ONE HOLE IN THE HIGH RESISTIVITY LAYER, AND EPITAXIALLY DEPOSITING SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL OF OPPOSITE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE OVER SAID HIGH RESISTIVITY LAYER AND INTO SAID AT LEAST ONE HOLE TO DEFINE A JUNCTION BETWEEN SAID SUBSTRATE AND SAID MATERIAL OF OPPOSITE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 89 words
THE PROCESS OF FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: PROVIDING A SUBSTRATE OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL OF ONE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE, EXPITAXIALLY FORMING A LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL OF SUCH HIGH RESISTIVITY AS TO ACT AS AN INSULATOR ON ONE SURFACE OF SAID SUBSTRATE, FORMING AT LEAST ONE HOLE IN THE HIGH RESISTIVITY LAYER, AND EPITAXIALLY DEPOSITING SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL OF OPPOSITE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE OVER SAID HIGH RESISTIVITY LAYER AND INTO SAID AT LEAST ONE HOLE TO DEFINE A JUNCTION BETWEEN SAID SUBSTRATE AND SAID MATERIAL OF OPPOSITE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE.

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