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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arne Alping, Kållered, SE;
Spartak Gevorgian, Göteborg, SE;
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/982 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/982 ;
Abstract
The present invention refers to a variable capacitor comprising a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and a semiconductor layer, the first and second layers being arranged to be displaced relative to each other under the influence of an electrostatically generated force. The semiconductor layer constitutes a voltage generator, which when exposed to a radiation produces a voltage for charging the first and second conductive layers and induces the electrostatically generated force.