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Large area nonpolar or semipolar gallium and nitrogen containing substrate and resulting devices

US8492185B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 13, 2012
Grant dateJul 23, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/0137
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for fabricating large-area nonpolar or semipolar GaN wafers with high quality, low stacking fault density, and relatively low dislocation density is described. The wafers are useful as seed crystals for subsequent bulk growth or as substrates for LEDs and laser diodes.

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