Patents by Inventor Bruce Allen Bosco

Bruce Allen Bosco 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: 6855992
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a monocrystalline silicon substrate, an amorphous oxide material overlying the monocrystalline silicon substrate, a monocrystalline perovskite oxide material overlying the amorphous oxide material, and a monocrystalline compound semiconductor material overlying the monocrystalline perovskite oxide material. A composite transistor includes a first transistor having first active regions formed in the monocrystalline silicon substrate, a second transistor having second active regions formed in the monocrystalline compound semiconductor material, and a mode control terminal for controlling the first transistor and the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Motorola Inc.
    Inventors: Rudy M. Emrick, Bruce Allen Bosco, John E. Holmes, Steven James Franson, Stephen Kent Rockwell
  • Patent number: 6531740
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for intermediate impedance matching and stabilization of high power devices is disclosed. High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials grown over monocrystalline substrates enables the formation of impedance matching and stability circuits to be placed on the same substrate as the active device. Additionally, by using the manifolds of the active to form plates of a capacitor, an impedance matching network of series inductance and shunt capacitor can be compactly fabricated for increasing the output impedance to intermediate levels. The manifolds of the active device are also used to form capacitors to provide stability to high power active devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Allen Bosco, Rudy M. Emrick, Steven James Franson
  • Publication number: 20030020107
    Abstract: Various semiconductor device structures that include one or more capacitors can be formed using a semiconductor structure having a monocrystalline silicon substrate, an amorphous oxide material overlying the monocrystalline silicon substrate, a monocrystalline perovskite oxide material overlying the amorphous oxide material; and a monocrystalline compound semiconductor material overlying the monocrystalline perovskite oxide material, and/or other types of material such as metals and non-metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Allen Bosco, Nestor Javier Escalera, Rudy M. Emrick, John E. Holmes, Steven James Franson
  • Publication number: 20030022430
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a monocrystalline silicon substrate, an amorphous oxide material overlying the monocrystalline silicon substrate, a monocrystalline perovskite oxide material overlying the amorphous oxide material, and a monocrystalline compound semiconductor material overlying the monocrystalline perovskite oxide material. A composite transistor includes a first transistor having first active regions formed in the monocrystalline silicon substrate, a second transistor having second active regions formed in the monocrystalline compound semiconductor material, and a mode control terminal for controlling the first transistor and the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Rudy M. Emrick, Bruce Allen Bosco, John E. Holmes, Steven James Franson, Stephen Kent Rockwell
  • Publication number: 20030020137
    Abstract: Various semiconductor device structures that include an inductor or balun can be formed using a semiconductor structure having a monocrystalline silicon substrate, an amorphous oxide material overlying the monocrystalline silicon substrate, a monocrystalline perovskite oxide material overlying the amorphous oxide material; and a monocrystalline compound semiconductor material overlying the monocrystalline perovskite oxide material, and/or other types of material such as metals and non-metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: MOTORLA, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Allen Bosco, Rudy M. Emrick, Steven James Franson, Nestor Javier Escalera
  • Publication number: 20030020069
    Abstract: High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials can be grown overlying monocrystalline substrates such as large silicon wafers by forming a compliant substrate for growing the monocrystalline layers. An accommodating buffer layer comprises a layer of monocrystalline oxide spaced apart from a silicon wafer by an amorphous interface layer of silicon oxide. The amorphous interface layer dissipates strain and permits the growth of a high quality monocrystalline oxide accommodating buffer layer. The accommodating buffer layer is lattice matched to both the underlying silicon wafer and the overlying monocrystalline material layer. Any lattice mismatch between the accommodating buffer layer and the underlying silicon substrate is taken care of by the amorphous interface layer. In addition, formation of a compliant substrate may include utilizing surfactant enhanced epitaxy, epitaxial growth of single crystal silicon onto single crystal oxide, and epitaxial growth of Zintl phase materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: John E. Holmes, Bruce Allen Bosco, Rudy M. Emrick, Steven James Franson, Nestor Javier Escalera, Stephen Kent Rockwell
  • Publication number: 20030022466
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a monocrystalline silicon substrate, a buffer layer including an amorphous oxide material overlying the monocrystalline silicon substrate and a monocrystalline perovskite oxide material overlying the amorphous oxide material and a monocrystalline compound semiconductor material overlying the monocrystalline perovskite oxide material. The semiconductor structure further includes power amplifier and associated linearization circuit for the power amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Nestor Javier Escalera, Rudy M. Emrick, Bruce Allen Bosco
  • Publication number: 20030015709
    Abstract: High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials can be grown overlying monocrystalline substrates such as large silicon wafers by forming a compliant substrate for growing the monocrystalline layers. An accommodating buffer layer comprises a layer of monocrystalline oxide spaced apart from the silicon wafer by an amorphous interface layer of silicon oxide. The amorphous interface layer dissipates strain and permits the growth of a high quality monocrystalline oxide accommodating buffer layer. The accommodating buffer layer is lattice matched to both the underlying silicon wafer and the overlying monocrystalline material layer. Any lattice mismatch between the accommodating buffer layer and the underlying silicon substrate is taken care of by the amorphous interface layer. In addition, formation of a compliant substrate may include utilizing surfactant enhanced epitaxy, epitaxial growth of single crystal silicon onto single crystal oxide, and epitaxial growth of Zintl phase materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Rudy M. Emrick, Bruce Allen Bosco, Stephen Kent Rockwell, Nestor Javier Escalera
  • Publication number: 20030015728
    Abstract: A photonic biasing and solar charging network is disclosed. High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials grown over monocrystalline substrates enables the formation of solar cells, light sources and optical interconnects to be placed on the same substrate as the active device. By coupling the solar cells to the active device to provide bias voltages, transmission line effects and multiple input/output pads necessary for traditional DC biasing can be eliminated. Additionally, the photonic biasing network can be additionally utilized as a solar charging network for trickle charging batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Allen Bosco, Rudy M. Emrick, Sowmyan Ranganathan
  • Publication number: 20030015730
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for intermediate impedance matching and stabilization of high power devices is disclosed. High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials grown over monocrystalline substrates enables the formation of impedance matching and stability circuits to be placed on the same substrate as the active device. Additionally, by using the manifolds of the active to form plates of a capacitor, an impedance matching network of series inductance and shunt capacitor can be compactly fabricated for increasing the output impedance to intermediate levels. The manifolds of the active device are also used to form capacitors to provide stability to high power active devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Allen Bosco, Rudy M. Emrick, Steven James Franson
  • Publication number: 20030015707
    Abstract: High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials can be grown overlying monocrystalline substrates such as large silicon wafers by forming a compliant substrate for growing the monocrystalline layers. An accommodating buffer layer comprises a layer of monocrystalline oxide spaced apart from the silicon wafer by an amorphous interface layer of silicon oxide. The amorphous interface layer dissipates strain and permits the growth of a high quality monocrystalline oxide accommodating buffer layer. The accommodating buffer layer is lattice matched to both the underlying silicon wafer and the overlying monocrystalline material layer. Any lattice mismatch between the accommodating buffer layer and the underlying silicon substrate is taken care of by the amorphous interface layer. Radio frequency, optical, logic and other circuits in both silicon and compound semiconductor materials may be combined and interconnected in a single semiconductor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Allen Bosco, Rudy M. Emrick, Steven James Franson, Nestor Javier Escalera, Bryan K. Farber
  • Publication number: 20030015768
    Abstract: Microelectromechanical (MEMS) devices are integrated with high frequency devices on a monolithic substrate or wafer. High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials can be grown overlying monocrystalline substrates such as large silicon wafers by forming a compliant substrate for growing the monocrystalline layers. MEMS devices, such as a switch, a variable capacitance device or a temperature control structure, are formed in the base monocrystalline substrate. High frequency devices, such as transistors or diodes, are formed in the overlaying layer of monocrystalline materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Allen Bosco, Steven James Franson, John E. Holmes, Nestor J. Escalera, Rudy M. Emrick, Stephen K. Rockwell
  • Publication number: 20030011040
    Abstract: An active feedback network for gain linearization is disclosed. High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials grown over monocrystalline substrates enables the formation of an active device on a monocrystalline compound semiconductor material and an active feedback device on a monocrystalline substrate. Alternatively, the active device may be formed on the monocrystalline substrate and the active feedback device may be formed on the monocrystalline compound semiconductor material. In either case, the differing characteristics of each semiconductor material is used to advantageously provide wideband operation with additional benefits in stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Allen Bosco, Stephen Kent Rockwell
  • Publication number: 20030013241
    Abstract: High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials can be grown overlying monocrystalline substrates such as large silicon wafers by forming a compliant substrate for growing the monocrystalline layers. An accommodating buffer layer comprises a layer of monocrystalline oxide spaced apart from a silicon wafer by an amorphous interface layer of silicon oxide. The amorphous interface layer dissipates strain and permits the growth of a high quality monocrystalline oxide accommodating buffer layer. The accommodating buffer layer is lattice matched to both the underlying silicon wafer and the overlying monocrystalline material layer. Any lattice mismatch between the accommodating buffer layer and the underlying silicon substrate is taken care of by the amorphous interface layer. In addition, formation of a compliant substrate may include utilizing surfactant enhanced epitaxy, epitaxial growth of single crystal silicon onto single crystal oxide, and epitaxial growth of Zintl phase materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Kent Rockwell, Steven James Franson, Bruce Allen Bosco
  • Publication number: 20030010984
    Abstract: An integrated light source for frequency adjustment, injection locking or modulation of an oscillator is disclosed. High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials grown over monocrystalline substrates enables the formation of an active device and a light source on a monocrystalline compound semiconductor material and control circuitry for the light source on a monocrystalline substrate. The use of light to provide the frequency adjustment, injection locking or modulation of the oscillator has multiple advantages including maintenance of good phase-noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Allen Bosco, Rudy M. Emrick, Stephen Kent Rockwell
  • Publication number: 20030006470
    Abstract: High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials can be grown overlying monocrystalline substrates such as large silicon wafers by forming a compliant substrate for growing the monocrystalline layers. An accommodating buffer layer comprises a layer of monocrystalline oxide spaced apart from a silicon wafer by an amorphous interface layer of silicon oxide. In addition, formation of a compliant substrate may include utilizing surfactant enhanced epitaxy, epitaxial growth of single crystal silicon onto single crystal oxide, and epitaxial growth of Zintl phase materials. A thermo-electric device is integrated into the semiconductor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Steven James Franson, Daniel S. Marshall, Paige M. Holm, John E. Holmes, Bruce Allen Bosco, Rudy M. Emrick
  • Publication number: 20030007533
    Abstract: An optically tuned transistor network is disclosed. High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials grown over monocrystalline substrates enables the formation of complementary metal oxide semiconductors along with light sources such as vertical cavity surface emitting lasers in one integrated circuit. By coupling the light source to active devices fabricated on the same substrate and coupling them with optical interconnects, light can be illuminated on the active regions of the active devices to tune various performance characteristics of the active device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Allen Bosco, Rudy M. Emrick