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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:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Brett Adam Hull, Raleigh, NC (US);
Sei-hyung Ryu, Cary, NC (US);
James Theodore Richmond, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Inventors:
Brett Adam Hull, Raleigh, NC (US);
Sei-Hyung Ryu, Cary, NC (US);
James Theodore Richmond, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor device may include an insulating layer and a semiconductor electrode on the insulating layer. An area of increased electrical resistance may separate a contact area of the semiconductor electrode from an active area of the semiconductor electrode. In addition, a metal contact may be provided on the contact area of the semiconductor electrode opposite the insulating layer.