Patent ID: 8891266

Claim:
A solid state monolithic voltage multiplier comprising: a voltage input; a voltage output; a plurality of high-voltage semiconductor diodes, each of the high-voltage semiconductor diodes comprising a doped gallium nitride superjunction layer between a Schottky contact and a top surface of a silicon substrate, the doped gallium nitride superjunction layer comprising a plurality of p/n junctions, the entirety of the thickness of the doped gallium nitride superjunction layer comprising a superjunction structure, the p/n junctions extending vertically with respect to the top surface of the silicon substrate; a plurality of metal-insulator-metal or metal-insulator-semiconductor high-k capacitors, each of the capacitors exhibiting a breakdown voltage exceeding 1 KV; pathways electrically connecting the diodes and capacitors, wherein the diodes, capacitors and pathways are configured as a network to convert AC electrical power having a first voltage to a higher second DC voltage.