摘要:
A synthetic diamond wafer grown by deposition from a plasma has a smooth, substrate side face and a rough, deposition side face. The rough face is coated with a bonding agent which fills the valleys and is finished so that its surface is parallel to the substrate side face to permit photolithographic processing of the wafer. Also disclosed is a multi-wafer laminate of two or more diamond film layers bonded together with an interlayer. Smooth, flat outer faces of the layers are oriented mutually parallel. The inner, bonded faces may be rough. A filler of diamond particles in the bonding agent improves the thermal conductivity of the laminate.
摘要:
A synthetic diamond wafer grown by deposition from a plasma has a smooth, substrate side face and a rough, deposition side face. The rough face is coated with a bonding agent which fills the valleys and is finished so that its surface is parallel to the substrate side face to permit photolithographic processing of the wafer. Also disclosed is a multi-wafer laminate of two or more diamond film layers bonded together with an interlayer. Smooth, flat outer faces of the layers are oriented mutually parallel. The inner, bonded faces may be rough. A filler of diamond particles in the bonding agent improves the thermal conductivity of the laminate.
摘要:
A narrow-band, inverted homo-heterojunction avalanche photodiode, configured in the shape of a mesa situated upon a substrate which is transparent to selected light energy wavelengths. The diode is inverted for operation such that the incoming light energy enters the substrate side, passes through a wavelength selective buffer layer and is absorbed upon entering the succeeding, active region. Avalanche gain is attained by drift from the area of absorption to the high field p-n homo-heterojunction located immediately thereafter. The device exhibits low levels of noise during operation because absorption is occurring in a low field region and because the ionization and breakdown noise associated with lattice mismatches is avoided through the formation of the p-n homo-heterojunction in one continuous growth process. Appropriate passivation of the mesa walls inhibits surface leakage and breakdown effects.
摘要:
A preamp for coupling to an avalanche photodiode (APD) of an optical receiver has an input stage including a dual gate field effect transistor (FET) and a single gate FET coupled in a cascade arrangement. The dual gate FET has its first gate coupled to the output of the APD, its second gate and source grounded, and its drain driving the gate of the single gate FET in a cascade arrangement. The source of the single gate FET is level-shifted and coupled by means of a feedback resistor to the first gate of the dual gate FET to provide a negative feedback. The output stage is a third FET with its gate coupled through a blocking capacitor to the source of the single gate FET in the input stage and with its drain providing the output of the preamp. In a preferred embodiment, the FETs used are GaAs FETs (GAASFETs).
摘要:
The invention relates to methods and devices for precise geolocation of low-power, broadband, amplitude-modulated rf and microwave signals having poor coherency. The invention provides a basis for dramatic improvements in RF receiver technology, offering much higher sensitivity, very strong rejection of unintended signals, and novel direction finding techniques. When mounted on an airborne surveillance platform, the invention can detect and geolocate weak, broadband, incoherent RF and/or microwave signals. Embodiments of the invention are implemented by dual channel receivers (heterodyne or tuned-RF) that use crystal detection and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) analysis for geolocation. Geolocation is accomplished using a subsystem of phased arrays and an angle of arrival technique.
摘要:
A tunable filter having a fixed substrate, a first and second plate comprising a high-temperature superconductor material on the fixed substrate, a movable substrate, a mechanical driver attached to the fixed substrate and the movable substrate, a floating plate comprising a high-temperature superconductor material on the fixed substrate wherein the floating plate, the first plate, and the second plate define a gap, and wherein the gap is varied by length changes in the mechanical driver is provided.
摘要:
A random access memory circuit for use with positive and negative supply voltages, a read enable line, an output line, and write "1" and "0" lines includes first, second, third, and fourth level shifting diodes. A first input isolation diode is connected between the write "1" line and the first level shifting diode. A second input isolation diode is connected between the write "0" line and the cathode of the third level shifting diode. The drain of a first write FET is connected to the anode of the third diode, the source is connected to the read enable line, and the gate is connected to the cathode of the second level shifting diode. A second write FET has its drain connected to the anode of the first level shifting diode, its source connected to the read enable line, and its gate connected to the cathode of the fourth diode. An output buffer FET is connected by its source to the read enable line, by its gate to the cathode of the fourth diode. An output isolation diode is connected between the drain of the output buffer FET and the output line.
摘要:
A logic circuit is provided which uses Schottky barrier switching diodes to perform the "OR" logic function on logic inputs. The outputs from the switching diodes control the gate of a field-effect transistor (FET) which provides logic inversion and gain. The source of the FET is grounded and its drain provides the output of the logic circuit. Bias current for the switching diodes and gate turn-off current for the FET are provided by a pull down, and a pull up is provided to operate the FET. In a second embodiment, two separate groups of switching diodes control separate gates of a dual-gated FET to provide a two-level "OR/NAND" logic circuit. In a third embodiment, the outputs from a pair of two-level logic circuits are joined to provide a three-level "OR/NAND/WIRED-AND" logic circuit.
摘要:
A charge coupled device has a semi-insulating semiconductor for a substrate. Resistivity of the semiconductor is at least 10.sup.6 ohm cm. A semi-conductive layer is grown epitaxially or is implanted on the substrate to form a thin, active, charge transport layer. A row of parallel, closely spaced gates on the charge transport layer provides individual storage wells in the charge transport layer. In a preferred embodiment, ohmic contacts adjacent the first and last gates in the row of gates provide a means for injecting a signal into the charge transport layer and a means for detecting the signal. Preferably, the substrate is semi-insulating GaAs and the gates are Schottky barrier gates.
摘要:
Power semiconductor switching devices, power converters, integrated circuit assemblies, integrated circuitry, power current switching methods, methods of forming a power semiconductor switching device, power conversion methods, power semiconductor switching device packaging methods, and methods of forming a power transistor are described. One exemplary aspect provides a power semiconductor device including a semiconductive substrate having a surface; and a power transistor having a planar configuration and comprising a plurality of electrically coupled sources and a plurality of electrically coupled drains formed using the semiconductive substrate and adjacent the surface.