Abstract:
A semi-conductor crystal and method of forming the same. The method includes providing a flow of dopant and column III element containing gases, then stopping flow of dopant and column III element containing gases, reducing the temperature, restarting flow of column III containing gases and then elevating the temperature.
Abstract:
A MISFET, such as a GaN transistor, with low gate leakage. In one embodiment, the gate leakage is reduced with a compensated GaN layer below the gate contact and above the barrier layer. In another embodiment, the gate leakage is reduced by employing a semi-insulating layer below the gate contact and above the barrier layer.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device comprising a silicon substrate, a compound semiconductor material, an insulating material between the silicon substrate and the compound semiconductor material, and a top surface comprising means of electrical connection, and passivation material, where the passivation material is silicon nitride, silicon dioxide, or a combination of both. The present invention eliminates the need for a thick electrical insulator between a heat sink and the back surface of a surface mounted device by the inclusion of an AlN seed layer to electrically isolate the silicon substrate of the device. The sidewalls of the device are also electrically isolated from the active area of the device.
Abstract:
A wireless data communications system includes simplified access points which are connected to ports of an intelligent switching hub. The switching hub relays data packets to the access points in accordance with destination address data in the data communications. In a preferred arrangement the access points are provided with power over the data cable from the switching hub location.
Abstract:
A III-nitride based field effect transistor obtains improved performance characteristics through manipulation of the relationship between the in-plane lattice constant of the interface of material layers. A high mobility two dimensional electron gas generated at the interface of the III-nitride materials permits high current conduction with low ON resistance, and is controllable through the manipulation of spontaneous polarization fields obtained according to the characteristics of the III-nitride material. The field effect transistor produced can be made to be a nominally on device where the in-plane lattice constants of the material forming the interface match. A nominally off device may be produced where one of the material layers has an in-plane lattice constant that is larger than that of the other layer material. The layer materials are preferably InAlGaN/GaN layers that are particularly tailored to the characteristics of the present invention.
Abstract:
A power semiconductor device that includes common conduction regions, charge compensation regions, each adjacent a respective common conduction region, and a stand off region over the common conduction regions and charge compensation regions.
Abstract:
A III-nitride bidirectional switch which includes an AlGaN/GaN interface that obtains a high current currying channel. The bidirectional switch operates with at least one gate that prevents or permits the establishment of a two dimensional electron gas to form the current carrying channel for the bidirectional switch.
Abstract:
A III-nitride heterojunction semiconductor device having a III-nitride heterojunction that includes a discontinuous two-dimensional electron gas under a gate thereof.
Abstract:
Described is a system and method for power conservation in a wireless device. The method includes switching, by a wireless computing unit, from a first communication mode to a second communication mode at a predefined time interval. The unit receives wireless signals only when in the second communication mode, and the first communication mode is a power-save mode. The unit then receives a wireless signal, and initiates a wireless connection to a wireless arrangement to obtain traffic data from the wireless arrangement when the signal includes a traffic data indicator which is indicative of existence of the traffic data. The unit switches into the first communication mode when the indicator is absent from the signal.
Abstract:
A III-nitride power semiconductor device that includes a heterojunction body with a sloping portion, a first power electrode, a second power electrode and a gate over the sloping portion of the heterojunction to control the conduction of current between the first power electrode and the second power electrode of the HI-nitride power semiconductor device.