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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 1977
Filed:
May. 07, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Baudouin de Cremoux, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Thomson-CSF, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
357 30 ; 357 16 ; 357 13 ;
Abstract
An avalanche photodiode has an avalanche voltage relatively low. In one of the two elements of the junction there is a zone doped more heavily than said element and having the same conductivity type.