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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David G. Coult, Oley, PA (US);
Gustav E. Derkits, Jr., New Providence, NJ (US);
Charles W. Lentz, Sinking Springs, PA (US);
Bryan P. Segner, Allentown, PA (US);
Assignee:
TriQuint Technology Holding Co., Hillsboro, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/13 ; H01L 3/100 ; H01L 3/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/13 ; H01L 3/100 ; H01L 3/106 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an optoelectronic device that includes an optical active layer formed over a substrate and an active region formed in the optical active layer. The optoelectronic device further includes a P-contact and an N-contact formed over a same side of the substrate and associated with the active region, the N-contact is located within a trench formed in the optical active layer and contacts the substrate within the trench.