Optocouplers having integrated organic light-emitting diodes
US6509574B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10K59/60
Abstract
An optocoupler structure comprising a semiconductor chip having an integrated circuit and an optically transparent, electrically insulating layer having first and second surfaces; an organic diode integral with said first surface, said diode operable to emit electromagnetic radiation; and said circuit including a radiation-sensitive semiconductor device integral with said second surface, electrically isolated from said diode, and positioned in the path of said radiation.
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