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Patent US7955918 - Robust transistors with fluorine treatment - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA semiconductor device, and particularly a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT), having a plurality of epitaxial layers and experiencing an operating (E) field. A negative ion region in the epitaxial layers to counter the operating (E) field. One method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprises...http://www.google.com/patents/US7955918?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7955918 - Robust transistors with fluorine treatmentAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7955918 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/581,977Publication dateJun 7, 2011Filing dateOct 20, 2009Priority dateSep 7, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1938385A2, EP1938385B1, EP2312634A2, EP2312634A3, EP2312635A2, EP2312635A3, US7638818, US8669589, US20070114569, US20100041188, US20110220966, WO2008027027A2, WO2008027027A3Publication number12581977, 581977, US 7955918 B2, US 7955918B2, US-B2-7955918, US7955918 B2, US7955918B2InventorsYifeng Wu, Marcia Moore, Tim Wisleder, Primit ParikhOriginal AssigneeCree, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (42), Non-Patent Citations (52), Referenced by (56), Classifications (16), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetRobust transistors with fluorine treatment
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