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Class Information
Number: 257/470
Name: Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes) > Responsive to non-electrical signal (e.g., chemical, stress, light, or magnetic field sensors) > Temperature > Pn junction adapted as temperature sensor
Description: Subject matter wherein the active junction is a pn junction (i.e., forms a boundary between p-type and n-type carrier materials) and generates an electrical signal in response to thermal energy incident upon the active junction.
Patents under this class:
| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5949121 |
Temperature-indicating field effect transistor |
Sep. 7, 1999 |
| 5869878 |
Semiconductor device with temperature detecting diode, method of forming the device and temperature detecting method using the device |
Feb. 9, 1999 |
| 5783854 |
Thermally isolated integrated circuit |
Jul. 21, 1998 |
| 5736769 |
Semiconductor apparatus |
Apr. 7, 1998 |
| 5726481 |
Power semiconductor device having a temperature sensor |
Mar. 10, 1998 |
| 5629551 |
Semiconductor device comprising an over-temperature detection element for detecting excessive temperatures amplifiers |
May. 13, 1997 |
| 5600174 |
Suspended single crystal silicon structures and method of making same |
Feb. 4, 1997 |
| 5578864 |
Semiconductor material for use in thermoelectric conversion, thermoelectric converting method and thermoelectric device |
Nov. 26, 1996 |
| 5521421 |
Semiconductor device |
May. 28, 1996 |
| 5500547 |
Integrated semiconductor device with temperature sensing circuit and method for operating same |
Mar. 19, 1996 |
| 5461252 |
Semiconductor device comprising an over-temperature detection element for detecting excessive temperature of amplifiers |
Oct. 24, 1995 |
| 5439528 |
Laminated thermo element |
Aug. 8, 1995 |
| 5430322 |
Thermoelectric element sheet in which thermoelectric semiconductors are mounted between films |
Jul. 4, 1995 |
| 5415699 |
Superlattice structures particularly suitable for use as thermoelectric cooling materials |
May. 16, 1995 |
| 5389813 |
Power semiconductor device with temperature sensor |
Feb. 14, 1995 |
| 5362980 |
Semiconductor component with protective element for limiting current through component |
Nov. 8, 1994 |
| 5304837 |
Monolithically integrated temperature sensor for power semiconductor components |
Apr. 19, 1994 |
| 5245510 |
Hybrid integrated circuit device |
Sep. 14, 1993 |
| 5159520 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit having function of preventing rise of surface temperature |
Oct. 27, 1992 |
| 5140394 |
Electrothermal sensor apparatus |
Aug. 18, 1992 |
| 5070322 |
An overheating detection circuit including a reversely biased junction having a temperature dependent reverse leakage current for detecting overheating of a power integrated circuit |
Dec. 3, 1991 |
| 5049961 |
Monolithic temperature sensing device |
Sep. 17, 1991 |
| 5025298 |
Semiconductor structure with closely coupled substrate temperature sense element |
Jun. 18, 1991 |
| 4961104 |
Multi-level wiring structure of semiconductor device |
Oct. 2, 1990 |
| 4937646 |
MOSFET with temperature protection |
Jun. 26, 1990 |
| 4918505 |
Method of treating an integrated circuit to provide a temperature sensor that is integral therewith |
Apr. 17, 1990 |
| 4896196 |
Vertical DMOS power transistor with an integral operating condition sensor |
Jan. 23, 1990 |
| 4896199 |
Semiconductor device with protective means against overheating |
Jan. 23, 1990 |
| 4843445 |
Integrated semiconductor circuit and method for producing it, and use of such a circuit for providing a flow meter |
Jun. 27, 1989 |
| 4789823 |
Power sensor for RF power measurements |
Dec. 6, 1988 |
| 4760434 |
Semiconductor device with protective means against overheating |
Jul. 26, 1988 |
| 4757528 |
Thermally coupled information transmission across electrical isolation boundaries |
Jul. 12, 1988 |
| 4730228 |
Overtemperature detection of power semiconductor components |
Mar. 8, 1988 |
| 4730160 |
Programmable thermal emulator test die |
Mar. 8, 1988 |
| 4670731 |
Semiconductor temperature sensor |
Jun. 2, 1987 |
| 4639755 |
Thermosensitive semiconductor device using Darlington circuit |
Jan. 27, 1987 |
| 4634961 |
Method and circuit for the temperature compensation of a hall element |
Jan. 6, 1987 |
| 4458287 |
Thermally protected semiconductor with accurate phase control |
Jul. 3, 1984 |
| 4456919 |
Thermopile type detector with temperature sensor for cold junction |
Jun. 26, 1984 |
| 4385274 |
Method and device for compensating temperature-dependent characteristic change in ion-sensitive FET transducer |
May. 24, 1983 |
| 4353754 |
Thermo-sensitive switching element manufacturing method |
Oct. 12, 1982 |
| 4292844 |
Temperature detecting device |
Oct. 6, 1981 |
| 4242598 |
Temperature compensating transistor bias device |
Dec. 30, 1980 |
| 4242693 |
Compensation of V.sub.BE non-linearities over temperature by using high base sheet resistivity devices |
Dec. 30, 1980 |
| 4215577 |
Utilization of diodes as wide range responsive thermometers |
Aug. 5, 1980 |
| 4211888 |
Arrangement with several thermal elements in series connection |
Jul. 8, 1980 |
| 4207481 |
Power IC protection by sensing and limiting thermal gradients |
Jun. 10, 1980 |
| 4157513 |
Protective system for power stage of monolithic circuitry |
Jun. 5, 1979 |
| 4136354 |
Power transistor including a sense emitter and a reference emitter for enabling power dissipation to be limited to less than a destructive level |
Jan. 23, 1979 |
| 4117505 |
Thyristor with heat sensitive switching characteristics |
Sep. 26, 1978 |
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