DEVELOPMENT OF EPITAXIAL TECHNOLOGY FOR MICROELECTRONICS AND LARGE AREA DEVICE APPLICATIONS.

Abstract

Work has essentially been completed on PNPN lightsensitive matrices made by both oxide-masked epitaxy and by epitaxy-diffusion techniques. Matrices fabricated with the latter technique are considerably more sensitive, turning on with only 0.2 foot-candles of incident illumination. (This sensitivity can be reduced with a subsequent improvement in uniformity from unit to unit.) Measurement methods are described, and light sensitivity results are given for both types of units. A search for the best method for making matched NPN-PNP transistor pairs has begun. A discussion of the pros and cons of all known methods is presented, with the conclusion that the beam lead process offers the most practical way to achieve such devices. A slowing down of this portion of the program will result to allow related company-funded beam lead developments to catch up with device fabrication developments under the contract. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0617543

Entities

People

  • J. Eknaian
  • Pingshan Wang
  • R. Yee

Organizations

  • Sylvania Electric Products

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beam Leads
  • Contracts
  • Diffusion
  • Electronics
  • Fabrication
  • Illumination
  • Measurement
  • Microelectronics
  • Pnp Transistors
  • Sensitivity
  • Transistors

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics