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Number: 257/E31.057
Name: Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes) > Semiconductor devices responsive or sensitive to electromagnetic radiation (e.g., infrared radiation, adapted for conversion of radiation into electrical energy or for control of electrical energy by such radiation processes, or apparatus peculiar to manufacture or treatment of such devices, or of parts thereof) (epo) > Adapted to control current flow through device (e.g., photoresistor) (epo) > For device having potential or surface barrier (e.g., phototransistor) (epo) > Device sensitive to infrared, visible, or ultraviolet radiation (epo) > Characterized by only one potential or surface barrier (epo) > Pn homojunction potential barrier (epo)
Description: This subclass is indented under subclass E31.055. This subclass is substantially the same in scope as ECLA classification H01L31/103.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
257/E31.058 Device comprising active layer formed only by group ii-vi compound (e.g., hgcdte ir photodiode) (epo) 81
257/E31.059 Device comprising active layer formed only by group iii-v compound (epo) 74
257/E31.06 Device comprising active layer formed only by group iv compound (epo) 11


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7365409 Two-transistor pixel with buried reset channel and method of formation Apr. 29, 2008
7348651 Pinned photodiode fabricated with shallow trench isolation Mar. 25, 2008
6989522 Light-receiving module and light-receiving device having malfunction preventing structure Jan. 24, 2006
6933489 Back illuminated photodiode array and method of manufacturing the same Aug. 23, 2005
6861721 Barrier region and method for wafer scale package (WCSP) devices Mar. 1, 2005
6816198 Light-electricity converting apparatus using non-volatile memory and image apparatus using the same Nov. 9, 2004
6800915 Push-pull configurations for semiconductor device having a PN-Junction with a photosensitive region Oct. 5, 2004
6753586 Distributed photodiode structure having majority dopant gradient and method for making same Jun. 22, 2004
6750523 Photodiode stacks for photovoltaic relays and the method of manufacturing the same Jun. 15, 2004
6677627 Solid state imaging device, method of manufacturing the same, and solid state imaging system Jan. 13, 2004
6656777 Solid state imaging device, method of manufacturing the same, and solid state imaging system Dec. 2, 2003
6649949 Photodiode with electrode for noise immunity Nov. 18, 2003
6649951 Light-receiving element and photoelectric conversion device Nov. 18, 2003
6597025 Light sensitive semiconductor component Jul. 22, 2003
6593636 High speed silicon photodiodes and method of manufacture Jul. 15, 2003
6590242 Light-receiving element and photoelectric conversion device Jul. 8, 2003
6566722 Photo sensor in a photo diode on a semiconductor wafer May. 20, 2003
6548878 Method for producing a thin distributed photodiode structure Apr. 15, 2003
6545258 Photo-sensor cross-section for increased quantum efficiency Apr. 8, 2003
6534759 Vertical photodetector with improved photocarrier separation and low capacitance Mar. 18, 2003
6531752 Stripe photodiode element with high quantum efficiency for an image sensor cell Mar. 11, 2003
6525355 Solid-state image sensor provided with divided photoelectric conversion part Feb. 25, 2003
6492702 Circuit-incorporating light receiving device Dec. 10, 2002
6476423 Optical detector Nov. 5, 2002
6458620 Semiconductor device and method for producing the same Oct. 1, 2002
6451702 Methods for forming lateral trench optical detectors Sep. 17, 2002
6433399 Infrared detector device of semiconductor material and manufacturing process thereof Aug. 13, 2002
6429039 Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same Aug. 6, 2002
6410970 Semiconductor device having a P-N junction with a photosensitive region Jun. 25, 2002
6380604 Quantum semiconductor device having quantum dots and optical detectors using the same Apr. 30, 2002
6376871 Semiconductor device having photodetector and optical pickup system using the same Apr. 23, 2002
6372607 Photodiode structure Apr. 16, 2002
6359324 Push-pull configurations for semiconductor device having a pn-junction with a photosensitive region Mar. 19, 2002
6307242 Semiconductor photo-detector with square-shaped optical wave-guide Oct. 23, 2001
6294414 Method of fabricating heterointerface devices having diffused junctions Sep. 25, 2001
6278145 PN junction diode having enhanced light-gathering efficiency Aug. 21, 2001
6265241 Method of forming a photo diode on a semiconductor Jul. 24, 2001
6228181 Making epitaxial semiconductor device May. 8, 2001
6198118 Distributed photodiode structure Mar. 6, 2001
6198146 Photo detective unit and electric apparatus using the same Mar. 6, 2001
6198148 Photodiode Mar. 6, 2001
6184100 Method of manufacturing a photodiode Feb. 6, 2001
6150683 CMOS-based color pixel with reduced noise in the blue signal Nov. 21, 2000
6147349 Method for fabricating a self-focusing detector pixel and an array fabricated in accordance with the method Nov. 14, 2000
6146957 Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a buried region with higher impurity concentration Nov. 14, 2000
6140670 Photodiode structure having mask to reduce leakage current Oct. 31, 2000
6133570 Semiconductor photovoltaic diffractive resonant optical cavity infrared detector Oct. 17, 2000
6130431 Monolithic pattern-sensitive detector Oct. 10, 2000
6127715 Photodetector element containing circuit element and manufacturing method thereof Oct. 3, 2000
6118165 Photodiode and optical transmitter-receiver Sep. 12, 2000

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