Patents by Inventor George Brandes
George Brandes 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).
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Patent number: 9093293Abstract: A light emitting diode chip includes a submount, a reflective layer on the submount, an insulating layer on the reflective layer opposite the submount, and a plurality of sub-LEDs on the insulating layer. Each of the sub-LEDs includes a first face adjacent to the submount and a transparent contact on the first face between the sub-LED and the insulating layer and electrical interconnects between adjacent ones of the sub-LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2011Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: James Ibbetson, Sten Heikman, Julio Garceran, George Brandes
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Patent number: 8679876Abstract: A laser diode and method for fabricating same, wherein the laser diode generally comprises an InGaN compliance layer on a GaN n-type contact layer and an AlGaN/GaN n-type strained super lattice (SLS) on the compliance layer. An n-type GaN separate confinement heterostructure (SCH) is on said n-type SLS and an InGaN multiple quantum well (MQW) active region is on the n-type SCH. A GaN p-type SCH on the MQW active region, an AlGaN/GaN p-type SLS is on the p-type SCH, and a p-type GaN contact layer is on the p-type SLS. The compliance layer has an In percentage that reduces strain between the n-type contact layer and the n-type SLS compared to a laser diode without the compliance layer. Accordingly, the n-type SLS can be grown with an increased Al percentage to increase the index of refraction. This along with other features allows for reduced threshold current and voltage operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2010Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Arpan Chakraborty, Monica Hansen, Steven Denbaars, Shuji Nakamura, George Brandes
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Patent number: 8598565Abstract: A light emitting device (LED) includes a broadband LED chip having a multi-quantum well active region including alternating active and barrier layers. The active layers respectively include different thicknesses and/or different relative concentrations of at least two elements of a semiconductor compound, and are respectively configured to emit light of different emission wavelengths that define an asymmetric spectral distribution over a wavelength range within a visible spectrum. Related devices are also discussed.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventor: George Brandes
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Publication number: 20120043563Abstract: A light emitting diode chip includes a submount, a reflective layer on the submount, an insulating layer on the reflective layer opposite the submount, and a plurality of sub-LEDs on the insulating layer. Each of the sub-LEDs includes a first face adjacent to the submount and a transparent contact on the first face between the sub-LED and the insulating layer and electrical interconnects between adjacent ones of the sub-LEDs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2011Publication date: February 23, 2012Inventors: James Ibbetson, Sten Heikman, Julio Garceran, George Brandes
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Publication number: 20110303896Abstract: A light emitting device (LED) includes a broadband LED chip having a multi-quantum well active region including alternating active and barrier layers. The active layers respectively include different thicknesses and/or different relative concentrations of at least two elements of a semiconductor compound, and are respectively configured to emit light of different emission wavelengths that define an asymmetric spectral distribution over a wavelength range within a visible spectrum. Related devices are also discussed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Inventor: George Brandes
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Patent number: 8022388Abstract: A multi-chip light emitting device (LED) lamp for providing white light includes first and second broadband LED chips. The first LED chip includes a multi-quantum well active region having a first plurality of alternating active and barrier layers. The first plurality of active layers respectively include different relative concentrations of at least two elements of a first semiconductor compound, and are respectively configured to emit light of a plurality of different emission wavelengths over a first wavelength range. The second LED chip includes a multi-quantum well active region having a second plurality of alternating active and barrier layers. The second plurality of active layers respectively include different relative concentrations of at least two elements of a second semiconductor compound, and are respectively configured to emit light of a plurality of different emission wavelengths over a second wavelength range including wavelengths greater than those of the first wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2009Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventor: George Brandes
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Publication number: 20110012141Abstract: A packaged light emitting device (LED) includes an LED chip configured to emit light within a first wavelength range, and a wavelength conversion material on the LED chip. The wavelength conversion material is configured to receive the light within the first wavelength range and responsively emit light within a second wavelength range different than the first wavelength range such that a light output of the packaged LED does not substantially include the light within the first wavelength range and provides an appearance of substantially monochromatic light of a color of the visible spectrum corresponding to the second wavelength range. The packaged LED may include a color filter on the wavelength conversion material that is configured to prevent passage of the light within the first wavelength range therethrough, and/or may include a thickness of the wavelength conversion material configured to completely absorb the light within the first wavelength range.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2009Publication date: January 20, 2011Inventors: Ronan P. Le Toquin, George Brandes
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Publication number: 20100273281Abstract: A laser diode and method for fabricating same, wherein the laser diode generally comprises an InGaN compliance layer on a GaN n-type contact layer and an AlGaN/GaN n-type strained super lattice (SLS) on the compliance layer. An n-type GaN separate confinement heterostructure (SCH) is on said n-type SLS and an InGaN multiple quantum well (MQW) active region is on the n-type SCH. A GaN p-type SCH on the MQW active region, an AlGaN/GaN p-type SLS is on the p-type SCH, and a p-type GaN contact layer is on the p-type SLS. The compliance layer has an In percentage that reduces strain between the n-type contact layer and the n-type SLS compared to a laser diode without the compliance layer. Accordingly, the n-type SLS can be grown with an increased Al percentage to increase the index of refraction. This along with other features allows for reduced threshold current and voltage operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Inventors: ARPAN CHAKRABORTY, Monica Hansen, Steven Denbaars, Shuji Nakamura, George Brandes
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Patent number: 7769066Abstract: A laser diode and method for fabricating same, wherein the laser diode generally comprises an InGaN compliance layer on a GaN n-type contact layer and an AlGaN/GaN n-type strained super lattice (SLS) on the compliance layer. An n-type GaN separate confinement heterostructure (SCH) is on said n-type SLS and an InGaN multiple quantum well (MQW) active region is on the n-type SCH. A GaN p-type SCH on the MQW active region, an AlGaN/GaN p-type SLS is on the p-type SCH, and a p-type GaN contact layer is on the p-type SLS. The compliance layer has an In percentage that reduces strain between the n-type contact layer and the n-type SLS compared to a laser diode without the compliance layer. Accordingly, the n-type SLS can be grown with an increased Al percentage to increase the index of refraction. This along with other features allows for reduced threshold current and voltage operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2006Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Arpan Chakraborty, Monica Hansen, Steven Denbaars, Shuji Nakamura, George Brandes
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Publication number: 20090206322Abstract: A multi-chip light emitting device (LED) lamp for providing white light includes first and second broadband LED chips. The first LED chip includes a multi-quantum well active region having a first plurality of alternating active and barrier layers. The first plurality of active layers respectively include different relative concentrations of at least two elements of a first semiconductor compound, and are respectively configured to emit light of a plurality of different emission wavelengths over a first wavelength range. The second LED chip includes a multi-quantum well active region having a second plurality of alternating active and barrier layers. The second plurality of active layers respectively include different relative concentrations of at least two elements of a second semiconductor compound, and are respectively configured to emit light of a plurality of different emission wavelengths over a second wavelength range including wavelengths greater than those of the first wavelength range.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventor: George Brandes
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Publication number: 20080112452Abstract: A laser diode and method for fabricating same, wherein the laser diode generally comprises an InGaN compliance layer on a GaN n-type contact layer and an AlGaN/GaN n-type strained super lattice (SLS) on the compliance layer. An n-type GaN separate confinement heterostructure (SCH) is on said n-type SLS and an InGaN multiple quantum well (MQW) active region is on the n-type SCH. A GaN p-type SCH on the MQW active region, an AlGaN/GaN p-type SLS is on the p-type SCH, and a p-type GaN contact layer is on the p-type SLS. The compliance layer has an In percentage that reduces strain between the n-type contact layer and the n-type SLS compared to a laser diode without the compliance layer. Accordingly, the n-type SLS can be grown with an increased Al percentage to increase the index of refraction. This along with other features allows for reduced threshold current and voltage operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2006Publication date: May 15, 2008Inventors: Arpan Chakraborty, Monica Hansen, Steven Denbaars, Shuji Nakamura, George Brandes
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Publication number: 20070223219Abstract: A multi-chip lighting emitting device (LED) lamp for providing white light includes a submount including first and second die mounting regions thereon. A first LED chip is mounted on the first die mounting region, and a second LED chip is mounted on the second die mounting region. The LED lamp is configured to emit light having a spectral distribution including at least four different color peaks to provide the white light. For example, a first conversion material may at least partially cover the first LED chip, and may be configured to absorb at least some of the light of the first color and re-emit light of a third color. In addition, a second conversion material may at least partially cover the first and/or second LED chips, and may be configured to absorb at least some of the light of the first and/or second colors and re-emit light of a fourth color. Related light fixtures and methods are also discussed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2007Publication date: September 27, 2007Inventors: Nicholas Medendorp, Mark McClear, Bernd Keller, Georges Brandes, Ronan LeToquin
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Publication number: 20070018198Abstract: An electronic device structure comprises a substrate layer of semi-insulating AlxGayInzN, a first layer comprising AlxGayInzN, a second layer comprising Alx?Gay?Inz?N, and at least one conductive terminal disposed in or on any of the foregoing layers, with the first and second layers being adapted to form a two dimensional electron gas is provided. A thin (<1000 nm) III-nitride layer is homoepitaxially grown on a native semi-insulating III-V substrate to provide an improved electronic device (e.g., HEMT) structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2005Publication date: January 25, 2007Inventors: George Brandes, Xueping Xu, Joseph Dion, Robert Vaudo, Jeffrey Flynn
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Publication number: 20060228584Abstract: A III-V nitride, e.g., GaN, substrate including a (0001) surface offcut from the <0001> direction predominantly toward a direction selected from the group consisting of <10-10> and <11-20> directions, at an offcut angle in a range that is from about 0.2 to about 10 degrees, wherein the surface has a RMS roughness measured by 50×50 ?m2 AFM scan that is less than 1 nm, and a dislocation density that is less than 3E6 cm?2. The substrate may be formed by offcut slicing of a corresponding boule or wafer blank, by offcut lapping or growth of the substrate body on a corresponding vicinal heteroepitaxial substrate, e.g., of offcut sapphire. The substrate is usefully employed for homoepitaxial deposition in the fabrication of III-V nitride-based microelectronic and opto-electronic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2006Publication date: October 12, 2006Inventors: Xueping Xu, Robert Vaudo, Jeffrey Flynn, George Brandes
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Publication number: 20060152140Abstract: A light emission device, including at least two LED dies having differing spectral output from one another; and phosphor material including one or more phosphors, arranged to receive spectral output from at least one of the LED dies and to responsively emit a phosphor output, as a component of a spectral output of the light emission device. In a specific arrangement, the multiple LED dies and phosphor material are arranged to produce a white light output having a color temperature selected from among (i) color temperature in a range of from 1350° K to 1550° K, (ii) color temperature in a range of from 2400° K to 3550° K and (iii) color temperature in a range of from 4950° K to 6050° K.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2005Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventor: George Brandes
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Patent number: 6981216Abstract: A method and system for obtaining information items associated with the generation of subpoena documents using time-dependent data bases is presented. In accordance with the principles of the invention, the names and contact information of telephone companies that were assigned designated telephone numbers during designated time periods may be obtained using data bases formulated to include time-dependent telephone company assignment information items. From the information items, subpoenas are then generated which compel the selected telephone companies to reveal subscriber information items, such as name and address, associated with the designated telephone number during the designated time period. Further, the subpoenas containing the user's name can be generated to compel the subscriber to appear be a court or agency competent jurisdiction or disclose additional information.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2000Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Inventor: George A. Brandes
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Publication number: 20050167697Abstract: The present invention relates to various switching device structures including Schottky diode (10), P-N diode, and P-I-N diode, which are characterized by low defect density, low crack density, low pit density and sufficient thickness (>2.5 um) GaN layers (16) of low dopant concentration (<1E16 cm?3) grown on a conductive GaN layer (14). The devices enable substantially higher breakdown voltage on hetero-epitaxial substrates (<2 KV) and extremely high breakdown voltage on homo-epitaxial substrates (>2 KV).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2003Publication date: August 4, 2005Inventors: Jeffrey Flynn, George Brandes, Robert Vaudo
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Publication number: 20050104162Abstract: A III-V nitride, e.g., GaN, substrate including a (0001) surface offcut from the <0001> direction predominantly toward a direction selected from the group consisting of <10-10> and <11-20> directions, at an offcut angle in a range that is from about 0.2 to about 10 degrees, wherein the surface has a RMS roughness measured by 50×50 ?m2 AFM scan that is less than 1 nm, and a dislocation density that is less than 3E6 cm?2. The substrate may be formed by offcut slicing of a corresponding boule or wafer blank, by offcut lapping or growth of the substrate body on a corresponding vicinal heteroepitaxial substrate, e.g., of offcut sapphire. The substrate is usefully employed for homoepitaxial deposition in the fabrication of III-V nitride-based microelectronic and opto-electronic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2003Publication date: May 19, 2005Inventors: Xueping Xu, Robert Vaudo, Jeffrey Flynn, George Brandes
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Publication number: 20050009310Abstract: Large-area, single crystal semi-insulating gallium nitride that is usefully employed to form substrates for fabricating GaN devices for electronic and/or optoelectronic applications. The large-area, semi-insulating gallium nitride is readily formed by doping the growing gallium nitride material during growth thereof with a deep acceptor dopant species, e.g., Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, etc., to compensate donor species in the gallium nitride, and impart semi-insulating character to the gallium nitride.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2003Publication date: January 13, 2005Inventors: Robert Vaudo, Xueping Xu, George Brandes