Patents by Inventor Benjamin D. Naab

Benjamin D. Naab 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).

  • Semiconductor materials, apparatuses and methods
    Patent number: 9263524
    Abstract: Various methods and apparatuses involving salt-based compounds and related doping are provided. In accordance with one or more embodiments, a salt-based material is introduced to a semiconductor material, and is heated to generate a neutral compound that dopes the semiconductor material. Other embodiments are directed to semiconductor materials with such a neutral compound as an impurity that affects electrical characteristics therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Peng Wei, Zhenan Bao, Benjamin D. Naab
  • SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20120256296
    Abstract: Various methods and apparatuses involving salt-based compounds and related doping are provided. In accordance with one or more embodiments, a salt-based material is introduced to a semiconductor material, is heated to generate a neutral compound that dopes the semiconductor material. Other embodiments are directed to semiconductor materials with such a neutral compound as an impurity that affects electrical characteristics therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Peng Wei, Zhenan Bao, Benjamin D. Naab