Collector arrangement for magnetotransistor
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1. A collector arrangement for a magnetotransistor, comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, the semiconductor substrate having a principal surface;
a base region of a second conductivity type, the base region extending from the principal surface into the semiconductor substrate;
an emitter region of the first conductivity type, wherein the emitter region is within the base region and extends from the principal surface into the base region;
a collector region of the first conductivity type, wherein the collector region is an annularly shaped region that laterally surrounds and is spaced apart from the emitter region and extends from the principal surface into the base region;
a base contact, the base contact formed on the principal surface in the base region;
an emitter contact, the emitter contact formed on the principal surface of the emitter region; and
at least four collector contacts, each collector contact formed on the principal surface in the collector region, wherein a first and a second of the at least four collector contacts are adjacent opposite sides of the emitter region, and a third and a fourth of the at least four collector contacts are adjacent opposite sides of the emitter region.
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Abstract
A collector arrangement for a magnetotransistor (10, 25, 30) and a method for making the magnetotransistor (10, 25, 30). A portion of a semiconductor substrate (11) is doped to form a base region (13). The base region is doped to form an emitter region (16, 26, 36) and a collector region (17, 27, 37) such that the collector region (17, 27, 37) surrounds and is spaced apart from the emitter region (16, 26, 36). Collector contacts (C1 -C8 and C5 '"'"'-C8 '"'"', C13 -C16) are symmetrically formed in the collector region (17, 27, 37). In a three-dimensional magnetotransistor (10, 25) the collector contacts include split-collector contacts (C5 -C8 and C5 '"'"'-C8 '"'"').
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1. A collector arrangement for a magnetotransistor, comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, the semiconductor substrate having a principal surface; a base region of a second conductivity type, the base region extending from the principal surface into the semiconductor substrate; an emitter region of the first conductivity type, wherein the emitter region is within the base region and extends from the principal surface into the base region; a collector region of the first conductivity type, wherein the collector region is an annularly shaped region that laterally surrounds and is spaced apart from the emitter region and extends from the principal surface into the base region; a base contact, the base contact formed on the principal surface in the base region; an emitter contact, the emitter contact formed on the principal surface of the emitter region; and at least four collector contacts, each collector contact formed on the principal surface in the collector region, wherein a first and a second of the at least four collector contacts are adjacent opposite sides of the emitter region, and a third and a fourth of the at least four collector contacts are adjacent opposite sides of the emitter region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for sensing a directional component of a magnetic flux density, comprising:
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a transistor, the transistor having a base region, an emitter region, and a collector region, wherein the emitter and the collector regions are formed within the base region such that the collector region is an annular shaped region spaced apart from and surrounding the emitter region; a base contact which contacts the base region; an emitter contact which contacts the emitter region; and a plurality of collector contacts which contact the collector region, wherein a first and a second of the plurality of collector contacts are adjacent opposite sides of the emitter region and a third and a fourth of the plurality of collector contacts are adjacent opposite sides of the emitter region such that a collector current in the first collector contact and a collector current in the second collector contact become imbalanced due to a first directional component of a magnetic flux density, and a collector current in the third collector contact and a collector current in the fourth collector contact become imbalanced due to a second directional component of the magnetic flux density when the device is placed in a magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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