Patents by Inventor Lianghong Liu

Lianghong Liu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11988023
    Abstract: The disclosure is an intelligent electronic lock. The intelligent electronic lock includes: an electronic lock shell, a wireless communication module, an instruction input device, the instruction input device is arranged on the electronic lock shell for instruction input, a processor, the processor is connected to the wireless communication module and the instruction input device is connected to receive and send signals, and the electronic rope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen Joint Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Zunyan Chen, Jun Chen, Lianghong Wu, Jinghui Chen, Fan Liu
  • Publication number: 20220372652
    Abstract: The present invention provides a preparation method of a gallium nitride single crystal based on a ScAlMgO4 substrate, comprising following steps: (1) providing a ScAlMgO4 substrate; (2) growing a buffer layer on a surface of the ScAlMgO4 substrate; (3) annealing the buffer layer; (4) growing a GaN crystal on the buffer layer; (5) performing cooling, so that the GaN crystal is automatically peeled off from the ScAlMgO4 substrate. The present invention does not need to use a complex MOCVD process for GaN deposition and preprocessing to make a mask or a separation layer, which effectively reduces production costs; compared with traditional substrates such as sapphire, it has higher quality and a larger radius of curvature, and will not cause a problem of OFFCUT non-uniformity for growing GaN over 4 inches; finally, the present invention can realize continuous growth into a crystal bar with a thickness of more than 5 mm, which further reduces the costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Haitao ZHANG, Bin XU, Bo PANG, Lianghong LIU
  • Patent number: 9263266
    Abstract: Group III (Al, Ga, In)N single crystals, articles and films useful for producing optoelectronic devices (such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), laser diodes (LDs) and photodetectors) and electronic devices (such as high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs)) composed of III-V nitride compounds, and methods for fabricating such crystals, articles and films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Kyma Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew D. Hanser, Lianghong Liu, Edward Preble, Denis Tsvetkov, N. Mark Williams, Xueping Xu
  • Publication number: 20150279675
    Abstract: Group III (Al, Ga, In)N single crystals, articles and films useful for producing optoelectronic devices (such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), laser diodes (LDs) and photodetectors) and electronic devices (such as high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs)) composed of III-V nitride compounds, and methods for fabricating such crystals, articles and films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew D. Hanser, Lianghong Liu, Edward Preble, Denis Tsvetkov, N. Mark Williams, Xueping Xu
  • Publication number: 20150200256
    Abstract: Group III (Al, Ga, In)N single crystals, articles and films useful for producing optoelectronic devices (such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), laser diodes (LDs) and photodetectors) and electronic devices (such as high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs)) composed of III-V nitride compounds, and methods for fabricating such crystals, articles and films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Kyma Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew D. Hanser, Lianghong Liu, Edward Preble, Denis Tsvetkov, N. Mark Williams, Xueping Xu
  • Patent number: 9082890
    Abstract: Group III (Al, Ga, In)N single crystals, articles and films useful for producing optoelectronic devices (such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), laser diodes (LDs) and photodetectors) and electronic devices (such as high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs)) composed of III-V nitride compounds, and methods for fabricating such crystals, articles and films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Kyma Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew D. Hanser, Lianghong Liu, Edward Preble, Denis Tsvetkov, N. Mark Williams, Xueping Xu
  • Patent number: 8871556
    Abstract: In a method for making a GaN article, an epitaxial nitride layer is deposited on a single-crystal substrate. A 3D nucleation GaN layer is grown on the epitaxial nitride layer by HVPE under a substantially 3D growth mode. A GaN transitional layer is grown on the 3D nucleation layer by HVPE under a condition that changes the growth mode from the substantially 3D growth mode to a substantially 2D growth mode. A bulk GaN layer is grown on the transitional layer by HVPE under the substantially 2D growth mode. A polycrystalline GaN layer is grown on the bulk GaN layer to form a GaN/substrate bi-layer. The GaN/substrate bi-layer may be cooled from the growth temperature to an ambient temperature, wherein GaN material cracks laterally and separates from the substrate, forming a free-standing article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Kyma Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Preble, Lianghong Liu, Andrew D. Hanser, N. Mark Williams, Xueping Xu
  • Publication number: 20140162441
    Abstract: In a method for making a GaN article, an epitaxial nitride layer is deposited on a single-crystal substrate. A 3D nucleation GaN layer is grown on the epitaxial nitride layer by HVPE under a substantially 3D growth mode. A GaN transitional layer is grown on the 3D nucleation layer by HVPE under a condition that changes the growth mode from the substantially 3D growth mode to a substantially 2D growth mode. A bulk GaN layer is grown on the transitional layer by HVPE under the substantially 2D growth mode. A polycrystalline GaN layer is grown on the bulk GaN layer to form a GaN/substrate bi-layer. The GaN/substrate bi-layer may be cooled from the growth temperature to an ambient temperature, wherein GaN material cracks laterally and separates from the substrate, forming a free-standing article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Kyma Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Preble, Lianghong Liu, Andrew D. Hanser, N. Mark Williams, Xueping Xu
  • Patent number: 8637848
    Abstract: In a method for making a GaN article, an epitaxial nitride layer is deposited on a single-crystal substrate. A 3D nucleation GaN layer is grown on the epitaxial nitride layer by HVPE under a substantially 3D growth mode. A GaN transitional layer is grown on the 3D nucleation layer by HVPE under a condition that changes the growth mode from the substantially 3D growth mode to a substantially 2D growth mode. A bulk GaN layer is grown on the transitional layer by HVPE under the substantially 2D growth mode. A polycrystalline GaN layer is grown on the bulk GaN layer to form a GaN/substrate bi-layer. The GaN/substrate bi-layer may be cooled from the growth temperature to an ambient temperature, wherein GaN material cracks laterally and separates from the substrate, forming a free-standing article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Kyma Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Preble, Lianghong Liu, Andrew D. Hanser, N. Mark Williams, Xueping Xu
  • Patent number: 8435879
    Abstract: Group III (Al, Ga, In)N single crystals, articles and films useful for producing optoelectronic devices (such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), laser diodes (LDs) and photodetectors) and electronic devices (such as high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs)) composed of III-V nitride compounds, and methods for fabricating such crystals, articles and films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Kyma Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew D. Hanser, Lianghong Liu, Edward A. Preble, Denis Tsvetkov, Nathaniel Mark Williams, Xueping Xu
  • Patent number: 8349711
    Abstract: In a method for making a GaN article, an epitaxial nitride layer is deposited on a single-crystal substrate. A 3D nucleation GaN layer is grown on the epitaxial nitride layer by HVPE under a substantially 3D growth mode. A GaN transitional layer is grown on the 3D nucleation layer by HVPE under a condition that changes the growth mode from the substantially 3D growth mode to a substantially 2D growth mode. A bulk GaN layer is grown on the transitional layer by HVPE under the substantially 2D growth mode. A polycrystalline GaN layer is grown on the bulk GaN layer to form a GaN/substrate bi-layer. The GaN/substrate bi-layer may be cooled from the growth temperature to an ambient temperature, wherein GaN material cracks laterally and separates from the substrate, forming a free-standing article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Kyma Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward A. Preble, Lianghong Liu, Andrew D. Hanser, N. Mark Williams, Xueping Xu
  • Publication number: 20120211917
    Abstract: A method of forming a sheet wafer 1) passes at least two filaments through a molten material to produce a partially formed sheet wafer, 2) directs a cooling fluid at a flow rate toward the partially formed sheet wafer to convectively cool a given portion of the partially formed sheet wafer, and 3) monitors the thickness of the given portion of the partially formed sheet wafer. To ensure appropriate thicknesses of the wafer, the method controls the flow rate of the cooling fluid as a function of the thickness of the given portion of the partially formed sheet wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: EVERGREEN SOLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Leo van Glabbeek, Lianghong Liu, Weidong Huang, David Hitchcock, Stephen Yamartino
  • Publication number: 20110198590
    Abstract: In a method for making a GaN article, an epitaxial nitride layer is deposited on a single-crystal substrate. A 3D nucleation GaN layer is grown on the epitaxial nitride layer by HVPE under a substantially 3D growth mode. A GaN transitional layer is grown on the 3D nucleation layer by HVPE under a condition that changes the growth mode from the substantially 3D growth mode to a substantially 2D growth mode. A bulk GaN layer is grown on the transitional layer by HVPE under the substantially 2D growth mode. A polycrystalline GaN layer is grown on the bulk GaN layer to form a GaN/substrate bi-layer. The GaN/substrate bi-layer may be cooled from the growth temperature to an ambient temperature, wherein GaN material cracks laterally and separates from the substrate, forming a free-standing article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Edward A. Preble, Lianghong Liu, Andrew D. Hanser, N. Mark Williams, Xueping Xu
  • Patent number: 7897490
    Abstract: In a method for making a GaN article, an epitaxial nitride layer is deposited on a single-crystal substrate. A 3D nucleation GaN layer is grown on the epitaxial nitride layer by HVPE under a substantially 3D growth mode. A GaN transitional layer is grown on the 3D nucleation layer by HVPE under a condition that changes the growth mode from the substantially 3D growth mode to a substantially 2D growth mode. A bulk GaN layer is grown on the transitional layer by HVPE under the substantially 2D growth mode. A polycrystalline GaN layer is grown on the bulk GaN layer to form a GaN/substrate bi-layer. The GaN/substrate bi-layer may be cooled from the growth temperature to an ambient temperature, wherein GaN material cracks laterally and separates from the substrate, forming a free-standing article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Kyma Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward A. Preble, Lianghong Liu, Andrew D. Hanser, N. Mark Williams, Xueping Xu
  • Publication number: 20100327291
    Abstract: In a method for making a GaN article, an epitaxial nitride layer is deposited on a single-crystal substrate. A 3D nucleation GaN layer is grown on the epitaxial nitride layer by HVPE under a substantially 3D growth mode. A GaN transitional layer is grown on the 3D nucleation layer by HVPE under a condition that changes the growth mode from the substantially 3D growth mode to a substantially 2D growth mode. A bulk GaN layer is grown on the transitional layer by HVPE under the substantially 2D growth mode. A polycrystalline GaN layer is grown on the bulk GaN layer to form a GaN/substrate bi-layer. The GaN/substrate bi-layer may be cooled from the growth temperature to an ambient temperature, wherein GaN material cracks laterally and separates from the substrate, forming a free-standing article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Kyma Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward A. Preble, Lianghong Liu, Andrew D. Hanser, N. Mark Williams, Xueping Xu
  • Patent number: 7727874
    Abstract: Non-polar or semi-polar (Al, Ga, In)N substrates are fabricated by re-growth of (Al, Ga, In)N crystal on (Al, Ga, In)N seed crystals, wherein the size of the seed crystal expands or is increased in the lateral and vertical directions, resulting in larger sizes of non-polar and semi-polar substrates useful for optoelectronic and microelectronic devices. One or more non-polar or semi-polar substrates may be sliced from the re-grown crystal. The lateral growth rate may be greater than the vertical growth rate. The seed crystal may be a non-polar seed crystal. The seed crystal may have crystalline edges of equivalent crystallographic orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Kyma Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew David Hanser, Edward Alfred Preble, Lianghong Liu, Terry Lee Clites, Keith Richard Evans
  • Publication number: 20100044718
    Abstract: Group III (Al, Ga, In)N single crystals, articles and films useful for producing optoelectronic devices (such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), laser diodes (LDs) and photodetectors) and electronic devices (such as high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs)) composed of III-V nitride compounds, and methods for fabricating such crystals, articles and films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Andrew D. Hanser, Lianghong Liu, Edward A. Preble, Denis Tsvetkov, Nathaniel Mark Williams, Xueping Xu
  • Publication number: 20090081857
    Abstract: Non-polar or semi-polar (Al, Ga, In)N substrates are fabricated by re-growth of (Al, Ga, In)N crystal on (Al, Ga, In)N seed crystals, wherein the size of the seed crystal expands or is increased in the lateral and vertical directions, resulting in larger sizes of non-polar and semi-polar substrates useful for optoelectronic and microelectronic devices. One or more non-polar or semi-polar substrates may be sliced from the re-grown crystal. The lateral growth rate may be greater than the vertical growth rate. The seed crystal may be a non-polar seed crystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Kyma Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew David Hanser, Edward Alfred Preble, Lianghong Liu, Terry Lee Clites, Keith Richard Evans
  • Publication number: 20070138505
    Abstract: In a method for making a low-defect single-crystal GaN film, an epitaxial nitride layer is deposited on a substrate. A first GaN layer is grown on the epitaxial nitride layer by HVPE under a growth condition that promotes the formation of pits, wherein after growing the first GaN layer the GaN film surface morphology is rough and pitted. A second GaN layer is grown on the first GaN layer to form a GaN film on the substrate. The second GaN layer is grown by HVPE under a growth condition that promotes filling of the pits, and after growing the second GaN layer the GaN film surface morphology is essentially pit-free. A GaN film having a characteristic dimension of about 2 inches or greater, and a thickness normal ranging from approximately 10 to approximately 250 microns, includes a pit-free surface, the threading dislocation density being less than 1×108 cm?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Kyma Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Preble, Lianghong Liu, Andrew Hanser, N. Williams, Xueping Xu