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2007-07-10

2007-07-10

Pham, Long (Department: 2814)

Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode

Field effect device

Reexamination Certificate

active

10799838

ABSTRACT:
One exemplary embodiment includes a semi-conductor device. The semi-conductor device can include a channel including that includes one or more compounds of the formula AxBxCxOxwherein each A is selected from the group of Zn, Cd, each B is selected from the group of Ga, In, each C is selected from the group Ge, Sn, Pb, each O is atomic oxygen, each x is independently a non-zero integer, and each of A, B, and C are different.

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