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Patent US7550783 - Wide bandgap HEMTs with source connected field plates - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA HEMT comprising a plurality of active semiconductor layers formed on a substrate. Source electrode, drain electrode, and gate are formed in electrical contact with the plurality of active layers. A spacer layer is formed on at least a portion of a surface of said plurality of active layers and covering...http://www.google.com/patents/US7550783?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7550783 - Wide bandgap HEMTs with source connected field platesAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7550783 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/958,970Publication dateJun 23, 2009Filing dateOct 4, 2004Priority dateMay 11, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2566756A1, CA2566756C, CN1954440A, CN100580954C, EP1751803A2, EP2270870A1, EP2270871A1, US7915644, US8592867, US20060006415, US20090236635, US20110169054, WO2005114744A2, WO2005114744A3Publication number10958970, 958970, US 7550783 B2, US 7550783B2, US-B2-7550783, US7550783 B2, US7550783B2InventorsYifeng Wu, Primit Parikh, Umesh Mishra, Marcia MooreOriginal AssigneeCree, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (61), Non-Patent Citations (58), Referenced by (90), Classifications (14), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetWide bandgap HEMTs with source connected field plates
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