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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1986
Ronald K Smeltzer, Princeton Township, Mercer County, NJ (US);
Alvin M Goodman, Princeton Township, Mercer County, NJ (US);
George L Schnable, Lansdale Borough, PA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device having a layer of semiconductor material disposed on an insulating substrate is disclosed. A means is provided within the insulating substrate for minimizing the collection of radiation-induced charge carriers at the interface between the layer of semiconductor material and the insulating substrate. This means significantly reduces the accumulation of positive charges in the insulating substrate which would otherwise cause back-channel leakage when the device is operated after being irradiated. Also, the means minimizes the collection of charge carriers injected from the insulating substrate into the semiconductor device disposed on the insulating substrate. A method of fabricating this semiconductor device is also disclosed.