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Photodiode

Granted 28 Oct 2025 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor Corporation · originally Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

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Inventors: Chun-Chieh Lin · Examiner: Elizabeth J Oswecki · AU 2926 · TC 2900

Application
29/941,003
filed 7 May 2024
Publication
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US D1099857
granted 28 Oct 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a photodiode showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof, a right side elevational view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof, a bottom plan view being a mirror image.

The broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purpose only and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/182

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Examiner
Elizabeth J Oswecki
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USthis patentUS-D1099857-SS128 Oct 20257 May 2024grantedPhotodiode
JPJP-1783715-SS1 Nov 202414 May 2024grantedフォトダイオードja
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TWTW-D234124-SS11 Oct 202421 Nov 2023publishedPhotodiode

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