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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
Joel Lee Goodrich, Westford, MA (US);
James Joseph Brogle, Amesbury, MA (US);
Joel Lee Goodrich, Westford, MA (US);
James Joseph Brogle, Amesbury, MA (US);
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc., Lowell, MA (US);
Abstract
A PIN diode comprising an N-type substrate comprising a cathode of the PIN diode and having an intrinsic layer disposed upon the N-type substrate and having a top surface a P-type material disposed upon the top surface of the intrinsic layer comprising an anode of the PIN diode and a N-type material disposed over the sidewall of the cathode and over the sidewall and a portion of the top surface of the intrinsic material that is not occupied by the anode, wherein a horizontal gap is defined between the anode and the cathode through the intrinsic material, the gap being variable in width and/or the horizontal gap is less than the thickness of the intrinsic layer.