Patents by Inventor Elbert Brown

Elbert Brown 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 substrate assemblies and methods for preparing and dicing the same
    Patent number: 7008861
    Abstract: A method for forming semiconductor devices using a semiconductor substrate having first and second opposed surfaces and including first and second device regions includes directing a beam of laser light at the substrate such that the beam of laser light is focused within the substrate between the first and second surfaces thereof and the beam of laser light forms a thermally weakened zone (TWZ) in the substrate. The TWZ extends between the first and second device regions and defines a break line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Andrews, Elbert Brown, Gerald H. Negley
  • Semiconductor substrate assemblies and methods for preparing and dicing the same
    Publication number: 20050130390
    Abstract: A method for forming semiconductor devices using a semiconductor substrate having first and second opposed surfaces and including first and second device regions includes directing a beam of laser light at the substrate such that the beam of laser light is focused within the substrate between the first and second surfaces thereof and the beam of laser light forms a thermally weakened zone (TWZ) in the substrate. The TWZ extends between the first and second device regions and defines a break line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Andrews, Elbert Brown, Gerald Negley