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Patent US7893500 - High voltage GaN transistors - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA multiple field plate transistor includes an active region, with a source, a drain, and a gate. A first spacer layer is over the active region between the source and the gate and a second spacer layer over the active region between the drain and the gate. A first field plate on the first spacer layer...http://www.google.com/patents/US7893500?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7893500 - High voltage GaN transistorsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7893500 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/636,019Publication dateFeb 22, 2011Filing dateDec 11, 2009Priority dateNov 21, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1965433A2, EP1965433A3, EP2485262A1, US7692263, US8169005, US9041064, US20080116492, US20100109051, US20110114997, US20120223366, US20160035870Publication number12636019, 636019, US 7893500 B2, US 7893500B2, US-B2-7893500, US7893500 B2, US7893500B2InventorsYifeng Wu, Primit Parikh, Umesh MishraOriginal AssigneeCree, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (74), Non-Patent Citations (118), Referenced by (57), Classifications (14), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetHigh voltage GaN transistors
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