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Patent US8222650 - Nitride semiconductor heterostructures and related methods - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsSemiconductor structures and devices based thereon include an aluminum nitride single-crystal substrate and at least one layer epitaxially grown thereover. The epitaxial layer may comprise at least one of AlN, GaN, InN, or any binary or tertiary alloy combination thereof, and have an average dislocation...http://www.google.com/patents/US8222650?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8222650 - Nitride semiconductor heterostructures and related methodsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8222650 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/617,150Publication dateJul 17, 2012Filing dateNov 12, 2009Priority dateDec 24, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7638346, US20090283028, US20100135349, WO2008042020A2, WO2008042020A3Publication number12617150, 617150, US 8222650 B2, US 8222650B2, US-B2-8222650, US8222650 B2, US8222650B2InventorsLeo J. Schowalter, Joseph A. Smart, Shiwen Liu, Kenneth E. Morgan, Robert T. Bondokov, Timothy J. Bettles, Glen A. SlackOriginal AssigneeCrystal Is, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (207), Non-Patent Citations (219), Referenced by (8), Classifications (17), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetNitride semiconductor heterostructures and related methods
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