A reverse bias silicon p-n junction based on light emitting diode is designed in standard 0.6μm industrial CMOS technology.The mechanism of the light emitting of this device is discussed.The device is simulated by the commercial software.I-V characteristic under forward or reverse bias is simulated utilizing the commercial software.The results between simulation and experiment data are compared.The results show that it is a promising device and may find applications in light linking.
