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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2002
Charles B. Morrison, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
Moran Haddad, Winnetka, CA (US);
Dimitri Krut, Encino, CA (US);
Joseph C. Boisvert, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Richard R. King, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Nasser H. Karam, Northridge, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A diffused junction semiconductor ( ) for detecting light ( ) at a predetermined wavelength is provided including a base ( ) and an epitaxial structure ( ) electrically coupled to the base ( ). The epitaxial structure ( ) forms a p-n junction ( ) in the base ( ). The epitaxial structure ( ) includes at least one diffusion layer ( ) electrically coupled to the base ( ). At least one of the diffusion layers ( ) contributes impurities in at least a portion of the base ( ) to form the p-n junction ( ) during growth of the epitaxial structure ( ). A method for performing the same is also provided.