US PATENT SUBCLASS 438 / 100
MAKING POINT CONTACT DEVICE


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438 /   HD   SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING: PROCESS

100MAKING POINT CONTACT DEVICE {1}
101  DF  .~> Direct application of electrical current


DEFINITION

Classification: 438/100

MAKING POINT CONTACT DEVICE:

(under the class definition) Process for making a semiconductor electrical device having a potential barrier between an electrode of small contacting or cross-sectional area in touching relationship with a substantially larger area of the semiconductor substrate, thus forming a potential barrier junction at the single point of contact therebetween.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

83, for a process of making a point contact device which is responsive to electromagnetic radiation.

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257, Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes),

41, for a point contact device.