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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010

Filed:

Dec. 05, 2007
Applicants:

Yukiya Miyachi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;

Wojciech P. Giziewicz, Cambridge, MA (US);

Jurgen Michel, Cambridge, MA (US);

Lionel C. Kimerling, Cambridge, MA (US);

Inventors:

Yukiya Miyachi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;

Wojciech P. Giziewicz, Cambridge, MA (US);

Jurgen Michel, Cambridge, MA (US);

Lionel C. Kimerling, Cambridge, MA (US);

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/41 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A photodiode balanced in increased sensitivity and speed. The photodiode includes a semiconductor substrate, an active region formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a comb electrode connected to the active region. The comb electrode includes a plurality of electrode fingers, and each of the electrode fingers includes a transparent electrode contacting the active region, and an opaque electrode formed on the transparent electrode. Here, the width of the opaque electrode is set smaller than the width of the transparent electrode.


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