Patents by Inventor Chris Hardiman

Chris Hardiman 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).

  • Publication number: 20210043530
    Abstract: A semiconductor die includes a substrate, a first passivation layer over the substrate, and a second passivation layer over the first passivation layer and the substrate. The substrate has boundaries defined by a substrate termination edge. The first passivation layer is over the substrate such that it terminates at a first passivation termination edge that is inset from the substrate termination edge by a first distance. The second passivation layer is over the first passivation layer and the substrate such that it terminates at a second passivation termination edge that is inset from the substrate termination edge by a second distance. The second distance is less than the first distance such that the second passivation layer overlaps the first passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Chris Hardiman, Kyoung-Keun Lee, Fabian Radulescu, Daniel Namishia, Scott Thomas Sheppard
  • Patent number: 10886189
    Abstract: A semiconductor die includes a substrate, a first passivation layer over the substrate, and a second passivation layer over the first passivation layer and the substrate. The substrate has boundaries defined by a substrate termination edge. The first passivation layer is over the substrate such that it terminates at a first passivation termination edge that is inset from the substrate termination edge by a first distance. The second passivation layer is over the first passivation layer and the substrate such that it terminates at a second passivation termination edge that is inset from the substrate termination edge by a second distance. The second distance is less than the first distance such that the second passivation layer overlaps the first passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Hardiman, Kyoung-Keun Lee, Fabian Radulescu, Daniel Namishia, Scott Thomas Sheppard
  • Publication number: 20200395475
    Abstract: A power amplifier comprising a GaN-based high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) device, wherein a power added efficiency (PAE) of the power amplifier is greater than 32% at P1 DB during operation of the power amplifier between 26.5 GHz and 30.5 GHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Kyle Bothe, Evan Jones, Dan Namishia, Chris Hardiman, Fabian Radulescu, Terry Alcorn, Scott Sheppard, Bruce Schmukler
  • Publication number: 20200395474
    Abstract: A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes a substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface on opposing sides of the substrate, a channel layer on the first surface of the substrate opposite the substrate, a barrier layer on the channel layer, a source contact comprising a first ohmic contact on an upper surface of the barrier layer, and a via extending from the second surface of the substrate to the first ohmic contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Kyle Bothe, Evan Jones, Dan Namishia, Chris Hardiman, Fabian Radulescu, Jeremy Fisher, Scott Sheppard
  • Patent number: 10840162
    Abstract: A semiconductor die includes a substrate, a first passivation layer over the substrate, and a second passivation layer over the first passivation layer and the substrate. The substrate has boundaries defined by a substrate termination edge. The first passivation layer is over the substrate such that it terminates at a first passivation termination edge that is inset from the substrate termination edge by a first distance. The second passivation layer is over the first passivation layer and the substrate such that it terminates at a second passivation termination edge that is inset from the substrate termination edge by a second distance. The second distance is less than the first distance such that the second passivation layer overlaps the first passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Hardiman, Kyoung-Keun Lee, Fabian Radulescu, Daniel Namishia, Scott Thomas Sheppard
  • Publication number: 20190259682
    Abstract: A semiconductor die includes a substrate, a first passivation layer over the substrate, and a second passivation layer over the first passivation layer and the substrate. The substrate has boundaries defined by a substrate termination edge. The first passivation layer is over the substrate such that it terminates at a first passivation termination edge that is inset from the substrate termination edge by a first distance. The second passivation layer is over the first passivation layer and the substrate such that it terminates at a second passivation termination edge that is inset from the substrate termination edge by a second distance. The second distance is less than the first distance such that the second passivation layer overlaps the first passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Chris Hardiman, Kyoung-Keun Lee, Fabian Radulescu, Daniel Namishia, Scott Thomas Sheppard
  • Patent number: 10332817
    Abstract: A semiconductor die includes a substrate, a first passivation layer over the substrate, and a second passivation layer over the first passivation layer and the substrate. The substrate has boundaries defined by a substrate termination edge. The first passivation layer is over the substrate such that it terminates at a first passivation termination edge that is inset from the substrate termination edge by a first distance. The second passivation layer is over the first passivation layer and the substrate such that it terminates at a second passivation termination edge that is inset from the substrate termination edge by a second distance. The second distance is less than the first distance such that the second passivation layer overlaps the first passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Hardiman, Kyoung-Keun Lee, Fabian Radulescu, Daniel Namishia, Scott Thomas Sheppard
  • Publication number: 20190172769
    Abstract: A semiconductor die includes a substrate, a first passivation layer over the substrate, and a second passivation layer over the first passivation layer and the substrate. The substrate has boundaries defined by a substrate termination edge. The first passivation layer is over the substrate such that it terminates at a first passivation termination edge that is inset from the substrate termination edge by a first distance. The second passivation layer is over the first passivation layer and the substrate such that it terminates at a second passivation termination edge that is inset from the substrate termination edge by a second distance. The second distance is less than the first distance such that the second passivation layer overlaps the first passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Chris Hardiman, Kyoung-Keun Lee, Fabian Radulescu, Daniel Namishia, Scott Thomas Sheppard