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Semiconductor apparatus, print head, and image forming apparatus

US8035115B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 11, 2006
Grant dateOct 11, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/15787
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor apparatus includes a substrate; and a plurality of semiconductor thin films formed on said substrate, each of said semiconductor thin films having a pn-junction, and electrodes of p-type and n-type for injecting carriers to the pn-junction, wherein said semiconductor thin films are formed so that all or a part of said pn-junctions are connected serially. As different from a semiconductor thin film constituted of a single pn-junction, the light emission with the invented semiconductor apparatus is the summation of the light emission intensities of the entire pn-junctions, so that the light emitting intensity can be increased largely.

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