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Light receiving PN junction semiconductor device with silicon nitride film

US5177581A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 1991
Grant dateJan 5, 1993
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F77/306

Abstract

A light receiving semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type formed on the substrate, isolation regions of the first conductivity type for separating the second conductivity type semiconductor layer into a plurality of islands, at least one of the second conductivity type islands and the first conductivity type substrate constituting a light receiving element, an anti-reflection film covering at least the entire surface of the island of the light receiving element, and a first conductivity type layer formed between the anti-reflection film and the second conductivity type island and extending to the first conductivity type isolation region surrounding the island of the light receiving element.

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