Semiconductor architecture and application thereof
First Claim
1. A semiconductor element assembly comprising:
- (a) a first non-planar substrate, and(b) a first semiconductor material coupled to said first non-planar substrate, wherein said first semiconductor material has a curved exterior surface.
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Abstract
A new technology in semiconductor electronics is provided wherein basic semiconductor elements (BSEs) are fabricated on the surfaces of hollow, cone-shaped and/or other planar or non-planar substrata. Photosensitive and photoemitting elements are included within each BSE capable of transmitting and receiving signals to and from external sources in a direction that is non-parallel (oblique) to the silicon surface and circuitry plane. Inter-BSE communication are also achieved via fiber optic connectors. In one embodiment, the BSEs may be assembled in an efficient arrangement whereby some numbers of BSEs (for example, six (6)) are located adjacent and surrounding another "polar" BSE, thereby providing for short opto-electronic connections between the polar BSE and its neighbors.
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65 Claims
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1. A semiconductor element assembly comprising:
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(a) a first non-planar substrate, and (b) a first semiconductor material coupled to said first non-planar substrate, wherein said first semiconductor material has a curved exterior surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A semiconductor element assembly comprising
(a) a first non-planar substrate, wherein said first non-planar substrate includes a cavity within its interior, (b) a cooling means located within said cavity for cooling said first non-planar substrate, and (c) a first semiconductor material coupled to said first non-planar substrate, wherein said first semiconductor material has a curved exterior surface.
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