US PATENT SUBCLASS 438 / 917
.~ Deep level dopants (e.g., gold (Au), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), etc.)


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438 /   HD   SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING: PROCESS

914  DF  DOPING {11}
917.~ Deep level dopants (e.g., gold (Au), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), etc.)


DEFINITION

Classification: 438/917

Deep level dopants (e.g., gold (Au), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), etc.):

Art collection under 914 involving the utilization of dopants serving to reduce minority carrier lifetime through the formation of energy levels located in the forbidden band of a semiconductor material that are not near the conduction or valence band edges.