Patents by Inventor WAYNE ROBERT BURGER

WAYNE ROBERT BURGER 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 device with floating field plates
    Patent number: 9818862
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with a current terminal region located in a device active area of a substrate of the device. A guard region is located in a termination area of the device. A plurality of floating field plates are located in the termination area and are ohmically coupled to the guard region. The floating field plates and guard region act in some embodiments to “smooth” the electrical field distribution along the termination area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
    Inventors: Zihao M. Gao, David C. Burdeaux, Wayne Robert Burger, Christopher P. Dragon, Hernan A. Rueda
  • Semiconductor Device with Floating Field Plates
    Publication number: 20170194488
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with a current terminal region located in a device active area of a substrate of the device. A guard region is located in a termination area of the device. A plurality of floating field plates are located in the termination area and are ohmically coupled to the guard region. The floating field plates and guard region act in some embodiments to “smooth” the electrical field distribution along the termination area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: ZIHAO M. GAO, DAVID C. BURDEAUX, WAYNE ROBERT BURGER, CHRISTOPHER P. DRAGON, HERNAN A. RUEDA