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Microelectronic ballistic transistor

US5289077A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 27, 1992
Grant dateFeb 22, 1994
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J21/105
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vacuum microelectronic transistor which can operate at a high speed and has a high mutual conductance. The vacuum microelectronic transistor comprises an emitter for emitting electrons therefrom, a collector for receiving electrons from the emitter, and a pair of gate electrodes for controlling arrival of electrons from the emitter to the collector. The emitter and collector are disposed in an encapsulated condition on a substrate such that electrons emitted from the emitter run straightforwardly in vacuum to the collector while the gate electrodes are located adjacent and across a route of such electrons from the emitter to the collector. Also, a process of manufacturing such vacuum microelectronic transistor is disclosed.

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