Patents by Inventor Joe X. Zhou

Joe X. Zhou 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).

  • method of forming lattice matched layer over a surface of a silicon substrate
    Patent number: 6419742
    Abstract: A method of forming lattice matched single crystal wide bandgap II-VI compound semiconductor films over a silicon substrate includes first cleaning (10) the silicon substrate. A passivation layer is formed (18), which may comprise arsenic, germanium, or CaF2, among others. The lattice matched layer is then grown (26) on the passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignees: Texas Instruments Incorporated, Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Wiley P. Kirk, Joe X. Zhou, Bruce E. Gnade, Chih-Chen Cho