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Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2005
Applicants:

Mark Raffetto, Raleigh, NC (US);

Jayesh Bharathan, Cary, NC (US);

Kevin Haberern, Cary, NC (US);

Michael Bergmann, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

David Emerson, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

James Ibbetson, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Ting LI, Ventura, CA (US);

Inventors:

Mark Raffetto, Raleigh, NC (US);

Jayesh Bharathan, Cary, NC (US);

Kevin Haberern, Cary, NC (US);

Michael Bergmann, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

David Emerson, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

James Ibbetson, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Ting Li, Ventura, CA (US);

Assignee:

Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A semiconductor based Light Emitting Device (LED) can include a p-type nitride layer and a metal ohmic contact, on the p-type nitride layer. The metal ohmic contact can have an average thickness of less than about 25 Å and a specific contact resistivity less than about 10ohm-cm.


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