Patent ID: 11923463
Assignee: VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A diode, comprising:
a semiconductor region having at least one two-dimensional carrier channel of a first conductivity type, the first conductivity type being one of a n-type and a p-type conductivity;
a plurality of sidewalls exposed in the semiconductor region defining at least one trench extending through the at least one two-dimensional carrier channel;
a material of a second conductivity type, the second conductivity type being the other of the n-type and the p-type conductivity, in contact with the plurality of sidewalls and in contact with the at least one two-dimensional carrier channel;
an anode material in contact with at least a portion of the semiconductor region and in contact with at least a portion of the material of the second conductivity type; and
a cathode material in contact with the at least one two-dimensional carrier channel.