US Patent Issued to CreeLED on Sept. 29 for "Edge-emitting semiconductor devices and related methods" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,329, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to CreeLED Inc. (Durham, N.C.).

"Edge-emitting semiconductor devices and related methods" was invented by Michael Check (Holly Springs, N.C.), David Suich (Durham, N.C.), Colin Blakely (Raleigh, N.C.), Andre Pertuit (Raleigh, N.C.), Joseph G. Sokol (Durham, N.C.) and Robert Wilcox (Rolesville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Semiconductor devices and more particularly edge-emitting semiconductor devices and related methods are disclosed. Exemplary edge-emitting semiconductor devices include LED edge emitters. Electrical connections for edge-emitting devices may be provided along certain devi...