Patent ID: 9165967
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A semiconducting structure configured to receive electromagnetic radiation and transform the received electromagnetic radiation into an electric signal, the semiconducting structure comprising: a semiconducting support with a first and a second surface, the first surface defining a longitudinal plane; a first zone including a first type of conductivity formed in the support; a second zone including a second type of conductivity that is opposite of the first type of conductivity, the second zone being formed in the support in contact with the first zone to form a semiconducting junction with the first zone; a third zone formed in the support in lateral contact with the second zone and configured to limit junction current that originates laterally to the longitudinal plane, the third zone at least partially surrounding the junction; the third zone having the second type of conductivity, the second type of conductivity being a conductivity for which majority carriers are electrons, the third zone comprising a degenerated semiconductor material.