Patents by Inventor Richard Alun Davies

Richard Alun Davies 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: 8115233
    Abstract: A compound field effect transistor having multiple pinch-off voltages, comprising first and second field effect transistors, each field effect transistor comprising a semiconductor layer, the semiconductor layer having an electrically conducting layer therein. An ohmic contact layer on the semiconductor layer, a source and a drain on the ohmic contact layer, at least one gate on the semiconductor layer between source and drain, at least one gate of the first transistor and one gate of the second transistor being matched gates, each gate having the same effective thickness of electrically conducting layer beneath it, but the gates having different gate lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: RFMD (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Richard Alun Davies
  • Patent number: 8101973
    Abstract: A heterojunction bipolar transistor comprising a substrate; a collector on the substrate; a base layer on the collector; an emitter layer on the base layer; the emitter layer comprising an upper emitter layer and a lower emitter layer between the upper emitter layer and base; the collector, base and emitter layers being npn or pnp doped respectively; characterized in that the lower emitter layer has a larger bandgap than the base layer and is AlxIn1-xP or GaxAl1-xP, x being in the range 0+ to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: RFMD (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Francis O'Keefe, Robert Grey, Michael Charles Clausen, Richard Alun Davies
  • Publication number: 20110136341
    Abstract: A compound field effect transistor having multiple pinch-off voltages, comprising first and second field effect transistors, each field effect transistor comprising a semiconductor layer, the semiconductor layer having an electrically conducting layer therein. An ohmic contact layer on the semiconductor layer, a source and a drain on the ohmic contact layer, at least one gate on the semiconductor layer between source and drain, at least one gate of the first transistor and one gate of the second transistor being matched gates, each gate having the same effective thickness of electrically conducting layer beneath it, but the gates having different gate lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: RFMD (UK) LIMITED
    Inventor: Richard Alun Davies
  • Patent number: 7880198
    Abstract: A compound field effect transistor having multiple pinch-off voltages comprising: first and second field effect transistors, each field effect transistor comprising a semiconductor layer, the semiconductor layer having an electrically conducting layer therein; an ohmic contact layer on the semiconductor layer; a source and a drain on the ohmic contact layer; at least one gate on the semiconductor layer between source and drain; at least one gate of the first transistor and one gate of the second transistor being matched gates, each gate having the same effective thickness of electrically conducting layer beneath it but the gates having different gate lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: RFMD (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Richard Alun Davies
  • Patent number: 7868356
    Abstract: A III-V field effect transistor comprising a semiconductor channel layer having an electrically conducting channel; an ohmic contact layer on the semiconductor channel layer, the ohmic contact layer having a recess structure disposed therethrough to the semiconductor channel layer; the bottom of the ohmic contact layer comprising an etch stop layer comprising Aluminium and Phosphorous and defining the shape of the recess at its junction with the semiconductor channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Filtronic PLC
    Inventors: Matthew Francis O'Keefe, Michael Charles Clausen, Richard Alun Davies, Robert Grey
  • Publication number: 20090261382
    Abstract: A III-V field effect transistor comprising a semiconductor channel layer having an electrically conducting channel; an ohmic contact layer on the semiconductor channel layer, the ohmic contact layer having a recess structure disposed therethrough to the semiconductor channel layer; the bottom of the ohmic contact layer comprising an etch stop layer comprising Aluminium and Phosphorous and defining the shape of the recess at its junction with the semiconductor channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: FILTRONIC PLC
    Inventors: Matthew Francis O'Keefe, Michael Charles Clausen, Richard Alun Davies, Robert Grey
  • Patent number: 7538365
    Abstract: A III-V field effect transistor includes a semiconductor channel layer having an electrically conducting channel and an ohmic contact layer on the semiconductor channel layer. The ohmic contact layer has a recess structure disposed therethrough to the semiconductor channel layer. The bottom of the ohmic contact layer includes an etch stop layer including Aluminum and Phosphorous and defining the shape of the recess at its junction with the semiconductor channel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Filtronic PLC
    Inventors: Matthew Francis O'Keefe, Michael Charles Clausen, Richard Alun Davies, Robert Grey
  • Publication number: 20080237643
    Abstract: A heterojunction bipolar transistor comprising a substrate; a collector on the substrate; a base layer on the collector; an emitter layer on the base layer; the emitter layer comprising an upper emitter layer and a lower emitter layer between the upper emitter layer and base; the collector, base and emitter layers being npn or pnp doped respectively; characterised in that the lower emitter layer has a larger bandgap than the base layer and is AlxIn1-xP or GaxAl1-xP, x being in the range 0+ to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: FITRONIC COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Matthew Francis O'Keefe, Robert Grey, Michael Charles Clausen, Richard Alun Davies
  • Publication number: 20080153303
    Abstract: A III-V field effect transistor comprising a semiconductor channel layer having an electrically conducting channel; an ohmic contact layer on the semiconductor channel layer, the ohmic contact layer having a recess structure disposed therethrough to the semiconductor channel layer; the bottom of the ohmic contact layer comprising an etch stop layer comprising Aluminium and Phosphorous and defining the shape of the recess at its junction with the semiconductor channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: FILTRONIC PLC
    Inventors: Matthew Francis O'Keefe, Michael Charles Clausen, Richard Alun Davies, Robert Grey