Patents by Inventor Werner Karl Goetz

Werner Karl Goetz 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: 10586891
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described. An apparatus includes a hexagonal oxide substrate and a III-nitride semiconductor structure adjacent the hexagonal oxide substrate. The III-nitride semiconductor structure includes a light emitting layer between an n-type region and a p-type region. The hexagonal oxide substrate has an in-plane coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) within 30% of a CTE of the III-nitride semiconductor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Fredrick Gardner, Werner Karl Goetz, Michael Jason Grundmann, Melvin Barker Mclaurin, John Edward Epler, Michael David Camras, Aurelien Jean Francois David
  • Publication number: 20190259914
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described. An apparatus includes a hexagonal oxide substrate and a III-nitride semiconductor structure adjacent the hexagonal oxide substrate. The III-nitride semiconductor structure includes a light emitting layer between an n-type region and a p-type region. The hexagonal oxide substrate has an in-plane coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) within 30% of a CTE of the III-nitride semiconductor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Fredrick Gardner, Werner Karl Goetz, Michael Jason Grundmann, Melvin Barker Mclaurin, John Edward Epler, Michael David Camras, Aurelien Jean Francois David
  • Patent number: 10304997
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate (10) and a III-nitride structure (15) grown on the substrate, the III-nitride structure comprising a light emitting layer (16) disposed between an n-type region (14) and a p-type region (18). The substrate is a RA03 (MO)n where R is one of a trivalent cation: Sc, In, Y and a lanthanide; A is one of a trivalent cation: Fe (III), Ga and Al; M is one for a divalent cation: Mg, Mn, Fe (II), Co, Cu, Zn and Cd; and n is an integer?1. The substrate has an inplane lattice constant asubstrate. At lease one III-nitride layer in the III-nitride structure has a bulk lattice constant alayer such that [(|asubstrate?alayer|)/asubstrate]*100% is no more than 1%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Michael Jason Grundmann, Nathan Frederick Gardner, Werner Karl Goetz, Melvin Barker McLaurin, John Edward Epler, Francisco Alexander Leon
  • Patent number: 10217901
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described. An apparatus includes a hexagonal oxide substrate and a III-nitride semiconductor structure adjacent the hexagonal oxide substrate. The III-nitride semiconductor structure includes a light emitting layer between an n-type region and a p-type region. The hexagonal oxide substrate has an in-plane coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) within 30% of a CTE of the III-nitride semiconductor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Fredrick Gardner, Werner Karl Goetz, Michael Jason Grundmann, Melvin Barker McLaurin, John Edward Epler, Michael David Camras, Aurelien Jean Francois David
  • Publication number: 20170317237
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described. An apparatus includes a hexagonal oxide substrate and a III-nitride semiconductor structure adjacent the hexagonal oxide substrate. The III-nitride semiconductor structure includes a light emitting layer between an n-type region and a p-type region. The hexagonal oxide substrate has an in-plane coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) within 30% of a CTE of the III-nitride semiconductor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Fredrick Gardner, Werner Karl Goetz, Michael Jason Grundmann, Melvin Barker McLaurin, John Edward Epler, Michael David Camras, Aurelien Jean Francois David
  • Patent number: 9711687
    Abstract: In embodiments of the invention, a semiconductor structure comprising a III-nitride light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region is grown on a substrate. The substrate is a non-III-nitride material. The substrate has an in-plane lattice constant asubstrate. At least one III-nitride layer in the semiconductor structure has a bulk lattice constant alayer and [(|asubstrate?alayer|)/asubstrate]*100% is no more than 1%. A surface of the substrate opposite the surface on which the semiconductor structure is grown is textured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Nathan Frederick Gardner, Werner Karl Goetz, Michael Jason Grundmann, Melvin Barker McLaurin, John Edward Epler, Michael David Camras, Aurelien Jean Francois David
  • Publication number: 20160163927
    Abstract: In embodiments of the invention, a semiconductor structure comprising a III-nitride light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region is grown on a substrate. The substrate is a non-III-nitride material. The substrate has an in-plane lattice constant asubstrate. At least one III-nitride layer in the semiconductor structure has a bulk lattice constant alayer and [(|asubstrate?alayer|)/asubstrate]*100% is no more than 1%. A surface of the substrate opposite the surface on which the semiconductor structure is grown is textured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Nathan Frederick Gardner, Werner Karl Goetz, Michael Jason Grundmann, Melvin Barker McLaurin, John Edward Epler, Michael David Camras, Aurelien Jean Francois David
  • Patent number: 9209359
    Abstract: In embodiments of the invention, a semiconductor structure comprising a III-nitride light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region is grown on a substrate. The substrate is a non-III-nitride material. The substrate has an in-plane lattice constant asubstrate. At least one III-nitride layer in the semiconductor structure has a bulk lattice constant alayer and [(|asubstrate?alayer|)/asubstrate]100% is no more than 1%. A surface of the substrate opposite the surface on which the semiconductor structure is grown is textured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Nathan Frederick Gardner, Werner Karl Goetz, Michael Jason Grundmann, Melvin Barker McLaurin, John Edward Epler, Michael David Camras, Aurelien Jean Francois David
  • Publication number: 20150115299
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate (10) and a III-nitride structure (15) grown on the substrate, the III-nitride structure comprising a light emitting layer (16) disposed between an n-type region (14) and a p-type region (18). The substrate is a RAO3 (MO)n where R is one of a trivalent cation: Sc, In, Y and a lanthanide; A is one of a trivalent cation: Fe (III), Ga and Al; M is one for a divalent cation: Mg, Mn, Fe (II), Co, Cu, Zn and Cd; and n is an integer ?1. The substrate has an inplane lattice constant asubstrate. At lease one III-nitride layer in the III-nitride structure has a bulk lattice constant alayer such that [(|asubstrate?alayer|)/asubstrate]*100% is no more than 1%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Michael Jason Grundmann, Nathan Frederick Gardner, Werner Karl Goetz, Melvin Barker Mclaurin, John Edward Epler, Francisco Alexander Leon
  • Publication number: 20140048817
    Abstract: In embodiments of the invention, a semiconductor structure comprising a III-nitride light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region is grown on a substrate. The substrate is a non-III-nitride material. The substrate has an in-plane lattice constant asubstrate. At least one III-nitride layer in the semiconductor structure has a bulk lattice constant alayer and [(|asubstrate?alayer|)/asubstrate]100% is no more than 1%. A surface of the substrate opposite the surface on which the semiconductor structure is grown is textured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Nathan Frederick Gardner, Werner Karl Goetz, Michail Jason Grundmann, Melvin Barker Mclaurin, John Edward Elper, Michael David Camras, Aurelien Jean Francois Davie