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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mike F Chang, Liverpool, NY (US);
Harvey E Cline, Schenectady, NY (US);
Thomas R Anthony, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148-15 ; 148178 ; 148188 ;
Abstract
An improved method of initiating the moving of a molten zone of an aluminum rich semiconductor material through a solid body of the same semiconductor material to form a planar region embodies alloying the aluminum metal to the semiconductor material of the surface of the body in contact therewith at a temperature of from 577.degree. to 660.degree. C. The alloying process enables one to migrate two or more intersecting 'wires' simultaneously, as well as three 'wires' intersecting at a common point of origin, through the body.