INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION

Description

H10F encompasses inorganic semiconductor devices that detect or respond to non-ionizing infrared radiation through visible and ultraviolet light, as well as ionizing electromagnetic radiation and particle radiation. This subclass includes photodiodes, phototransistors, image sensors, and radiation detectors fabricated from materials such as silicon, germanium, and III-V compounds. Applications range from optical communication receivers and imaging systems to scientific radiation detection and particle counting instruments. Adjacent specialized detector technologies (such as thermopiles in H10G or photovoltaic solar cells in H10K) are classified separately.

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H10F 10/00 Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells (electrolytic light-sensitive devices, e.g. dye-sensitised solar cells, H01G9/20)
H10F 19/00 Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell covered by group H10F10/00, e.g. photovoltaic modules
H10F 30/00 Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors
H10F 39/00 Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element covered by group H10F30/00, e.g. radiation detectors comprising photodiode arrays
H10F 55/00 Radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices covered by groups H10F10/00, H10F19/00 or H10F30/00 being structurally associated with electric light sources and electrically or optically coupled thereto
H10F 71/00 Manufacture or treatment of devices covered by this subclass (patterning processes to connect thin photovoltaic cells in integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, having photovoltaic cells H10F19/33; manufacture or treatment of encapsulations or containers for integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, having photovoltaic cells H10F19/80; manufacture or treatment of integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element in which radiation controls the flow of current H10F39/00)
H10F 77/00 Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass (constructional details of integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element in which radiation controls the flow of current H10F39/00)
H10F 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass