US Patent Issued to GlobalFoundries U.S. on July 15 for "Integration of compound-semiconductor-based devices and silicon-based devices" (Vermont Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,362,172, issued on July 15, was assigned to GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc. (Malta, N.Y.).

"Integration of compound-semiconductor-based devices and silicon-based devices" was invented by Ramsey Hazbun (Colchester, Vt.), Mark Levy (Williston, Vt.), Alvin Joseph (Williston, Vt.) and Siva P. Adusumilli (South Burlington, Vt.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Structures including a compound-semiconductor-based device and a silicon-based device integrated on a semiconductor substrate and methods of forming such structures. The structure includes a first semiconductor layer having a top surface and a faceted surface that fully surrounds the top surface...