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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1991
Jeffrey P Gambino, Gaylordsville, CT (US);
Louis L Hsu, Fishkill, NY (US);
Michael A Lee, Madison, WI (US);
Krishna Seshan, Beacon, NY (US);
Alvin Sugerman, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Francis E Turene, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A temperature sensor, comprising: a diode structure including, a) a silicon substrate, b) a first region of a metal silicide in the silicon substrate, c) a second region of a metal-oxide semiconductor material on the first region, d) a third region of a metal over the second region; and, means for using the diode structure as a temperature sensitive device to measure an ambient temperature. The metal-oxide semiconductor material is preferably selected to have a bandgap of not less than about 3.0 eV.