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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Mark Dyson, Singapore, SG;
Daniel C. Kerr, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Nace M. Rossi, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention, in one aspect, provides a semiconductor device that includes a collector for a bipolar transistor located within a semiconductor substrate and a buried contact, at least a portion of which is located in the collector to a depth sufficient that adequately contacts the collector.