摘要:
From each of a plurality of picture element cells having a non-destructive readout characteristic, arranged two-dimensionally and connected to the same signal output line, an image signal is read out without mutual interference of the picture elements. To this end, a blanking period is provided between the readout periods of the respective picture element cells connected to the same signal output line and, in this blanking period, the signal output line is cleared (refreshed).
摘要:
A multiplicity of field effect type semiconductor memory elements are formed perpendicular to a surface of a semiconductor wafer. Charge carriers are transported in the semiconductor bulk perpendicular to the surface and a potential barrier is formed in the current path to accomplish storing. Since the bulk mobility of a semiconductor is far larger than the surface mobility, the transit time of the carriers is much improved. Furthermore, since each structure of the memory cells is formed perpendicular to the semiconductor surface, the surface occupation area per memory cell is reduced. Thus, a high-speed and high-density semiconductor memory device is provided.
摘要:
A high sensitivity semiconductor photo-electric converter is provided by electrically isolating the gate region of a static induction transistor which exhibits non-saturating current versus voltage characteristic. Optically ionized minority carriers are stored in the gate region to control the potential thereof. A semiconductor gate region provided with a insulated gate is very effective to enhance the dynamic range of the converter. Non-saturating characteristic enables enlargement of the output current simply by increasing the drain voltage. A high-speed and high sensitivity image pick-up device can be materialized by integrating a multiplicity of the static induction type photo-electric converter elements. A switching transistor may be merged in the gate region of each photo-electric converter element to enhance the operation speed of the image pick-up device.
摘要:
A solid-state image storage device employing a recording system which permits easy reproduction of an excellent image even if a relatively low-grade recording medium and recording and reproducing device are used. The solid-state image storage device is provided with a photoelectric converter having a plurality of non-destructive readout image sensor cells arranged in a predetermined form; a scanner for scanning the photoelectric converter to read out image information of the image sensor cells; and a recorder having a recording medium for recording the image information read out by the scanner. An image formed on the photoelectric converter is read out by the scanner a plurality of times and each image information thus read out is recorded at one position on the recording medium of the recorder.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a pn junction in a substantially n-type ZnSe compound semiconductor crystal grown by relying on a liquid growth method using temperature difference technique, by diffusing therein gold which is a p-type impurity or by forming therein a gold alloy in an inert gas atmosphere. This impurity has such a high diffusion velocity as can suppress the vaporization, from ZnSe crystal, of Se atoms having a vaporization speed lower than the diffusion speed of gold, and thus desired pn junction can be formed.
摘要:
On a semiconductor substrate of one conductivity type are disposed successively an active semiconductor layer of said one conductivity type, another active semiconductor layer of the other conductivity type and of a low impurity concentration, and a barrier semiconductor layer of the other conductivity type and a high impurity concentration. This another active semiconductor layer constitutes a main radiative region and light emitting in this radiative region is extracted at the side of the barrier layer.The barrier layer is arranged to form a potential barrier of an appropriate height for those minority carriers in that another active semiconductor layer, and reflects the minority carriers back into the active semiconductor layer.Non-radiative recombination is thereby reduced, and radiative recombination is promoted. Thus, the light-emitting efficiency is improved.
摘要:
A method for performing successive mass production of identical semiconductor devices each having a multi-layer structure consisting of a plurality of epitaxial layers successively deposited on a substrate without requiring, for each deposition, any steps of cooling and re-heating a boat provided with a plurality of wells each containing a solution therein. An upper portion of each well is maintained at a predetermined temperature higher than that of a lower portion of the well which communicates with the upper portion so as to establish a constant temperature difference between the upper portion and the lower portion during the deposition of the epitaxial layers. A semiconductive solute material is soaked in the solution contained in the well to maintain the solution at a saturated concentration in the upper portion of the well and at a supersaturated concentration in the lower portion thereof. Movable slider means carrying thereon a plurality of substrates is successively moved to establish abutment of the lower portion of the well and either any one of the substrates arriving at the delivery end of the lower portion of the well for the deposition of the contents of the well onto the substrate to form an epitaxial layer thereon. Apparatus for practicing the method stated above is also disclosed.
摘要:
A composite junction-gate static induction transistor comprising a main static induction transistor (SIT) having a source, a gate and a drain, and an auxiliary static induction transistor having an auxiliary source connected to the source of the main SIT, an auxiliary gate connected to the gate of same SIT and an auxiliary drain connected to the auxiliary gate. An input signal current is applied to the composite gate and charges it up to a certain level, and thereafter it may flow through the auxiliary static induction transistor. Therefore, minority carrier storage in the junction-gate static induction transistor can be greatly reduced.
摘要:
A field effect transistor has the property that the product of its series resistance and its true transconductance is less than one throughout the entire range of drain voltage in the operative state of the transistor, the series resistance being the sum of the resistance from source to channel and the resistance of this channel. In order to prevent an excessive increase in the active resistance of the channel, the channel is made to have an impurity concentration as low as less than 10.sup.15 atoms/cm.sup.3, preferably less than 10.sup.14 atoms/cm.sup.3, so that the depletion layers extending from the gates grow extensively to become contiguous in response to a small increase in the reverse gate voltage applied. As a result, the field effect transistor of this invention has an unsaturated drain current versus drain voltage characteristic.
摘要:
The oxynitride film according to the present invention contains Ga and/or Al and has O/N ratio of at least 0.15. This film is obtained by relying on, for example, chemical vapor deposition technique. The O/N ratio in the film may be varied by, for example, varying the distance between the substrate and the substance-supply source, or by varying the proportion of an oxidizing gas contained in a carrier gas. This film is used either as a surface passivation film of III-V compound semiconductors such as GaAs, or as an insulating film for active surface portions of IG-FET, or as an optical anti-reflective film.