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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2003
John Adam Edmond, Cary, NC (US);
Kathleen Marie Doverspike, Apex, NC (US);
Michael John Bergmann, Durham, NC (US);
Hua-shuang Kong, Raleigh, NC (US);
John Adam Edmond, Cary, NC (US);
Kathleen Marie Doverspike, Apex, NC (US);
Michael John Bergmann, Durham, NC (US);
Hua-Shuang Kong, Raleigh, NC (US);
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
An electronic device includes a conductive n-type substrate, a Group III nitride active region, an n-type Group III-nitride layer in vertical relationship to the substrate and the active layer, at least one p-type layer, and means for providing a non-rectifying conductive path between the p-type layer and the n-type layer or the substrate. The non-rectifying conduction means may include a degenerate junction structure or a patterned metal layer.