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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor light receiving device for suppressing leak currents even when it is mounted on a module. SOLUTION: A PIN type photo-diode 10 is provided with: a semiconductor substrate 31; first conductive type first semiconductor layers 34 and 35 formed on the semiconductor substrate 31; a light absorbing layer 36 formed on the first semiconductor layer for generating a carrier according to incident rays of light; second conductive type second semiconductor layers 37, 38, 39 and 40 formed on the light absorbing layer 36; a first electrode part 41 for applying a first potential to the first semiconductor layer; a second electrode part 42 for applying a second potential to the second semiconductor layer; and at least one second conductive type third semiconductor layer 33 interposed between the first main surface of the substrate and the first semiconductor layer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic circuit which can prevent an output of an amplifier from being inadequately reflected to the control of gain of the amplifier. SOLUTION: An electronic circuit includes an input terminal Tin, a transimpedance amplifier 10 connected to the input terminal Tin and including an amplifier 11 and a feedback resistor R3, a time constant circuit 32 smoothing an output of the transimpedance amplifier 10, a gain control circuit 40 arranged between the input terminal Tin and ground potential and controlling a current Id flowing between the input terminal Tin and the ground potential on the basis of the output from the time constant circuit 32, and a safeguard circuit 50 controlling the gain control circuit 40 and blocking the current Id flowing between the input terminal Tin and the ground potential when a signal inputted to the input terminal Tin is stopped. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical semiconductor device capable of efficiently heating an optical waveguide using heat generated in a heater, and to provide a laser chip and a laser module. SOLUTION: The optical semiconductor device (100) includes a semiconductor substrate (101), an optical semiconductor region (102) provided on the semiconductor substrate and having a width smaller than the width of the semiconductor substrate, and a heater (103) provided on the optical semiconductor region. The optical semiconductor region includes a clad region (104), an optical waveguide layer (105) provided in the clad region and having a refractive index larger than the refractive index of the clad region, and a low thermal conductivity layer (106) provided between the optical waveguide layer and the semiconductor substrate and having a thermal conductivity smaller than the thermal conductivity of the clad layer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing method of a semiconductor laser of which a semiconductor laser that degrades due to energization of element current is decreased to decrease a manufacturing cost. SOLUTION: The manufacturing method of a semiconductor laser which is formed from a compound semiconductor layer in which a ridge contains Ga, includes a process (step 12) wherein the semiconductor laser is energized with element current until the characteristics of the semiconductor laser is restored after it is degraded by energization of the element current. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device where a capacity of a capacitor is increased without enlargement. SOLUTION: The semiconductor device is provided with electrode pads 51 to 54, a capacitor 60, and a substrate 10 where the electrode pads 51 to 54 and the capacitor 60 are arranged in a predetermined region. The capacitor 60 and the electrode pads 51 to 54 have an arrangement relation on a plane where two or more sides of each of the capacitor 60 and the electrode pads 51 to 54 are adjacent to each other at predetermined intervals. The capacitor 60 is further provided with a connection side opposing the electrode pads 51 to 54 by connecting the two sides of the capacitor 60. The angle of the outside of the capacitor formed by the connection side, and each of the two sides is larger than 90°. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress high frequency waves generated from a circuit from being reflected on the back surface of a substrate, in a high frequency semiconductor device and an electronic device mounted face down. SOLUTION: The semiconductor device comprises a substrate (10) provided with the circuit (14), a conductive film (12) provided on a surface opposite to the surface provided with the circuit (14) of the substrate (10) and a face down mounting part (16) provided on the surface provided with the circuit (14) of the substrate (10), and the film thickness of the conductive film (12) is such that the sheet resistance of the conductive film (12) becomes 1/4 to 4 times of the resistance components of the impedance of the substrate (10). Also, the semiconductor device is mounted on a substrate loading part (20) for the electronic device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a circuit module for high frequency in which isolation is enhanced for extraneous emission waves leaked from a semiconductor circuit chip. SOLUTION: A resistor film 7 is formed on the side opposite to a dielectric substrate 1 of a semiconductor circuit chip 6 mounted on the dielectric substrate 1 through ground metal layers 2 and 4. Distance from the ground metal layer to the resistor film is equal to a quarter of wavelength at a predetermined frequency, and the resistor film 7 has a sheet resistance equal to the characteristic impedance of air. A separate dielectric substrate on which a metal layer is formed may be mounted on the side opposite to the resistor film 7. When the resistor film 7 is bonded to the separate dielectric substrate, it has a sheet resistance equal to a characteristic impedance dependent on the permeability of material of the semiconductor circuit chip. When the resistor film 7 is formed while spaced apart from the semiconductor circuit chip, it has a sheet resistance equal to the characteristic impedance of air and the thickness of the separate dielectric substrate is equal to a quarter of wavelength at a predetermined frequency. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tunable semiconductor laser capable of stabilizing a mode of a laser oscillation with a newly structured SG-DR waveguide. SOLUTION: The semiconductor laser (200) comprises a first region having a diffraction grating (2), and a first diffraction grating region (3) having a plurality of segments having a second region connected to the first region and becoming a space part. At least two optical lengths out of the plurality of second regions are different each other and refraction factors of each segment are respectively variable. The difference of at least two optical lengths out of the plurality of second regions makes a peak reflection intensity of a longitudinal mode in the first diffraction grating region have a wavelength dependence. This can provide a stable laser oscillation in the wavelength range with the peak reflection insensity of the longitudinal mode in the first diffraction grating region relatively large. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To drive a optical semiconductor device having a photo semiconductor element into which a semiconductor laser diode and an optical modulator are integrated by a single power supply. SOLUTION: The optical semiconductor device has the optical semiconductor element into which the semiconductor laser diode (LD) and the light modulator (MOD) are integrated so that a pn junction points in the same direction. The common terminal of the semiconductor laser diode and the light modulator is set to a reference potential (Vcm) different from a grounded potential, a first potential which is the same polarity as the reference potential is applied to other terminal of the semiconductor laser diode, a circuit for applying a second potential which is the same polarity as the grounded potential or the reference potential and becomes a standard basis of a modulation signal is provided to the other terminal of the light modulator, and the semiconductor laser diode and the light modulator are driven in the reverse direction using the reference potential as a standard basis. Then, the reference potential is provided to be adjustable. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device having a high breakdown voltage and low on-resistance, and a manufacturing method thereof. SOLUTION: The semiconductor device and the manufacturing method thereof which is provided with a substrate (10), a SiC drift layer (14) formed on the substrate, a GaN system semiconductor layer (18), a source electrode (60) or an emitter electrode/gate electrode (62) formed on the GaN system semiconductor layer, a drain electrode (64) or collector electrode connected to a surface opposing the GaN system semiconductor layer of the SiC drift layer. Having the SiC drift layer enable to increase in film thickness of the drift layer, the drain breakdown voltage can be increased. Further, the use of the GaN system semiconductor layer having high channel mobility as a channel layer can provide the semiconductor layer having low on-resistance and a manufacturing method thereof. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT