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).

  • Patent number: 9093293
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: James Ibbetson, Sten Heikman, Julio Garceran, George Brandes
  • Patent number: 8679876
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Arpan Chakraborty, Monica Hansen, Steven Denbaars, Shuji Nakamura, George Brandes
  • Patent number: 8598565
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: George Brandes
  • Publication number: 20120043563
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: James Ibbetson, Sten Heikman, Julio Garceran, George Brandes
  • Publication number: 20110303896
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventor: George Brandes
  • Patent number: 8022388
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: George Brandes
  • Publication number: 20110012141
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Ronan P. Le Toquin, George Brandes
  • Publication number: 20100273281
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: ARPAN CHAKRABORTY, Monica Hansen, Steven Denbaars, Shuji Nakamura, George Brandes
  • Patent number: 7769066
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Arpan Chakraborty, Monica Hansen, Steven Denbaars, Shuji Nakamura, George Brandes
  • Publication number: 20090206322
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventor: George Brandes
  • Publication number: 20080112452
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Arpan Chakraborty, Monica Hansen, Steven Denbaars, Shuji Nakamura, George Brandes
  • Publication number: 20070223219
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Nicholas Medendorp, Mark McClear, Bernd Keller, Georges Brandes, Ronan LeToquin
  • Publication number: 20070018198
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: George Brandes, Xueping Xu, Joseph Dion, Robert Vaudo, Jeffrey Flynn
  • Publication number: 20060228584
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Xueping Xu, Robert Vaudo, Jeffrey Flynn, George Brandes
  • Publication number: 20060152140
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventor: George Brandes
  • Patent number: 6981216
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Inventor: George A. Brandes
  • Publication number: 20050167697
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Jeffrey Flynn, George Brandes, Robert Vaudo
  • Publication number: 20050104162
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Xueping Xu, Robert Vaudo, Jeffrey Flynn, George Brandes
  • Publication number: 20050009310
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Vaudo, Xueping Xu, George Brandes