Patents by Inventor Erik J. Lous

Erik J. Lous has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5629530
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided with an organic material which is formed by a solid-state mixture of organic donor and organic acceptor molecules. A semiconducting solid-state mixture is known with molar ratios between donor and acceptor molecules of 1.3:2 and 1.66:2. The known solid-state mixture has the disadvantage that its electrical conductivity is comparatively high, so that it is not possible to manufacture switchable devices from the mixture. Here the material includes an n- or p-type semiconductor material, the n-type semiconductor material having a molar ratio between the donor and acceptor molecules below 0.05, and the p-type semiconductor material having this ratio above 20. These solid-state mixtures may be used for manufacturing switchable semiconductor devices. The n- and p-type organic solid-state mixtures can be used for manufacturing transistors, diodes, and field effect transistors in a same manner as, for example, doped silicon or germanium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: U.S. Phillips Corporation
    Inventors: Adam R. Brown, Dagobert M. De Leeuw, Erik J. Lous, Edsko E. Havinga