Quantum tunneling transistor
US6710368B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D30/00
Abstract
A quantum tunneling transistor which provides two switching inputs, for example source and drain as with a conventional FET, and a control input which, in one embodiment, performs much like the gate input of a conventional FET. In one embodiment, charge pump circuitry is integrated onto the semiconductor substrate material of the transistor to provide a plurality of switching voltages to the transistor. The circuitry is configured such that switching of the transistor is controlled by a single, high impedance input, thus allowing the use of the quantum tunneling transistor in existing applications.
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