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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Scott T. Sheppard, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Adam Saxler, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Scott T. Sheppard, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Adam Saxler, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/338 (2006.01); H01L 29/778 (2006.01); H01L 21/04 (2006.01); H01L 21/265 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/16 (2006.01); H01L 29/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/7787 (2013.01); H01L 21/046 (2013.01); H01L 21/26553 (2013.01); H01L 29/66068 (2013.01); H01L 29/66462 (2013.01); H01L 29/1608 (2013.01); H01L 29/2003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor structure includes a Group III-nitride semiconductor layer, a protective layer on the semiconductor layer, a distribution of implanted dopants within the semiconductor layer, and an ohmic contact extending through the protective layer to the semiconductor layer.