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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1978
Patrick E Felice, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, PA (US);
John Bartko, Monroeville, PA (US);
Krishan S Tarneja, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Chang K Chu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
The switching time of certain semiconductor devices is decreased while maintaining other electrical characteristics of the devices by irradiating them with a neutron radiation source of greater than 1.0 Mev. to a dosage between 1.times.10.sup.11 and 1.times.10.sup.15 neutrons per square centimeter. The irradiation is preferably to a dosage between 1.times.10.sup.1 and 1.times.10.sup.14 neutrons per square centimeter and preferably has substantial energy greater than 14 Mev. The devices are also annealed during and/or subsequent to the irradiation at a temperature higher than the highest specified temperature and preferably at least 50.degree. C. higher than the highest specified temperature.