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US5812231A · kind A · utility

38Cited by
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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 19, 1995
Grant dateSep 22, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 19, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2310/0297
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A high-density impurity semiconductor region having the same conductivity type as a single-crystal silicon substrate is formed in addition to a main circuit portion of a peripheral circuit on the single-crystal silicon substrate. This semiconductor region is connected to a given potential point directly leading to an electric source. Alternatively, at a part of the peripheral drive circuit, a high-density impurity semiconductor region having a conductivity type reverse to that of the single-crystal silicon substrate is formed, and this semiconductor region is connected to a given potential point directly leading to an electric source. This can solve the problem that photocarriers (electrons and/or holes) caused by the light having not cut off and having entered into the single-crystal silicon region may enter into the peripheral drive circuit through the single-crystal silicon substrate to cause misoperation of the circuit.

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