Semiconductor device with single electron counting capability

US11322641B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AMS AG · AT

Inventors

• Georg Röhrer · Graz, AT
• Robert Kappel · Sinsheim, DE
• Nenad Lilic · Graz, AT

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 18, 2018
• Grant date: May 3, 2022
• Expiry date: Sep 29, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10F77/959

Abstract

The semiconductor device comprises a bipolar transistor with emitter, base and collector, a current or voltage source electrically connected with the emitter, and a quenching component electrically connected with the collector, the bipolar transistor being configured for operation at a collector-to-base voltage above the breakdown voltage.