Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Specified wide band gap semiconductor material other than... – Diamond or silicon carbide
Patent
1992-09-14
1995-02-07
James, Andrew J.
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Specified wide band gap semiconductor material other than...
Diamond or silicon carbide
257461, H01L 3300, H01L 29161, H01L 2920, H01L 2922
Patent
active
053878043
ABSTRACT:
A light emitting diode is disclosed which comprises at least one heterojunction composed of silicon carbide (SIC) and semiconductor materials selected from the group consisting of gallium nitride (GAN), aluminum nitride (AlN), and aluminum gallium nitride (Ga.sub.x Al.sub.1-x N, 0<x<1).
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Fujii Yoshihisa
Furukawa Katsuki
Shigeta Mitsuhiro
Suzuki Akira
James Andrew J.
Meier Stephen D.
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
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