Semiconductor device with programmable response
US9379340B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/943
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus with a programmable response includes a semiconductor device with a junction formed thereon, the junction having a built-in potential, a quantum well element proximate to the junction that provides an energy well within a depletion region of the junction. The energy well comprises one or more donor energy states that support electron trapping, and/or one or more acceptor energy states that support hole trapping; thereby modulating the built-in potential of the junction. The semiconductor device may be a diode, a bipolar diode, a transistor, or the like. A corresponding method is also disclosed herein.
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