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Method of manufacturing a capacitance semi-conductor device

US6228734A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 1999
Grant dateMay 8, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D1/64

Abstract

A variable capacitance semiconductor device (10) such as a varactor diode, is formed to have a plurality of openings (13), such as a plurality of trenches, that cause the depletion regions (16) to overlap. This overlap results in a rapid change of capacitance for a given change of voltage, and allows efficient operation over a small voltage range.

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