Wearable Sensors for Touch-Based Collaboration and Digital Gaming
TS-064825 — The Need
Human touch is vital to health and well-being, supporting stress reduction, emotional regulation, and healing from infancy through old age. In therapy and rehabilitation, it plays a critical role, yet is rarely measured. Sensors that detect human contact can both encourage touch and captur…
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- Inventors: Kiourti, Asimina; King, Cameron; Swearingen, EunKyoung "Kyoung"; Swearingen, Scott; Thrane, Susan; Williamson, Ian
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Suppressing background carbon incorporation using laser-assisted MOCVD growth of nitride-based semiconductors
TS-063717 — The Need
In the world of semiconductor material systems, the demand for advancements in optoelectronic and power electronic devices is ever-growing. The fabrication of semiconductor films, crucial for these applications, primarily relies on epitaxy technologies such as hydride vapor phase epitaxy (…
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- Inventors: Zhao, Hongping; Chen, Zhaoying; Zhang, Yuxuan
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
High-K Dielectric barriers to suppress internal photoemission photocurrents
TS-063471 —
In an increasingly digital world, the demand for efficient and reliable photodetectors is paramount. These devices are critical for a variety of applications, from medical imaging to defense systems. However, traditional photodetectors often struggle with low UV-visible rejection, limiting their e…
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- Inventors: Rajan, Siddharth; McGlone, Joseph "Joe"; Wriedt, Nathan
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Monolayer Etching of Wurtzite GaN/AlGaN/AlN Using Cyclic O2 Plasma and Atomic Ga/Al Flux Exposure
TS-063466 —
In the rapidly evolving world of semiconductor technology, there is a growing demand for efficient and precise methods of etching Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based semiconductors. Traditional wet and dry etching processes often damage the GaN, compromising the quality and performance of the final produc…
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- Inventors: Rajan, Siddharth; Dheenan, Ashok; Rahman, Sheikh Ifatur; Wriedt, Nathan
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Single-Input Broadband Doherty-HDmax Continuum Power Amplifier
TS-063156 —
In the era of 5G and beyond, wireless base station infrastructures require power amplifiers (PAs) that maintain high efficiency from backoff to peak power level. Conventional Doherty PAs, while popular, are inherently narrowband due to their reliance on a quarter-wave transmission line (TL). This …
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- Inventors: Roblin, Patrick; Liang, Chenyu
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
RFTemp : Monitoring Microwave Oven Leakage to Estimate Food Temperature
TS-062481 —
Microwaves are one of the most common and convenient appliances for heating food and beverages. However, microwaves often heat unevenly, resulting in hot spots and cold spots in the food. Therefore, there is a need for a technology that can accurately estimate the temperature and nutrient content …
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- Inventors: Banerjee, Avishek; Athreya, Kannan
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
A Voltage Divider based Auxiliary Power Unit for Power Electronic Converters
TS-035666 — A more reliable, less complex, and cost effective concept for providing auxiliary power to high voltage electronic converters without external power sources.
Power electronic converters need a certain type of auxiliary power unit to provide electric power to their controllers, gate-driving circuits and/or sensors. For power electronic converters used in high voltage systems, the auxiliary power unit is difficult to design and fabricate due to massive e…
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- Inventors: Wang, Jin; Hu, Boxue; Li, He
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana