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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Hrl Laboratories, Llc, Malibu, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Hughes, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Karim S. Boutros, Moorpark, CA (US);
Assignee:
HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/785 (2006.01); H01L 31/0304 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/785 (2013.01); H01L 31/03044 (2013.01);
Abstract
Photo-switchable relays and switches and dual gate III-switches having a photo switchable normally-off region located in the channel layer of the device are disclosed where irradiation of the normally-off regions with an appropriate wavelength of radiation results in generation of charge carriers and the flow of electricity through the device being turned on and off in response to the radiation being turned on and off.