CA2457399A1 - Sic bipolar semiconductor devices with few crystal defects - Google Patents

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CA2457399A1
CA2457399A1 CA002457399A CA2457399A CA2457399A1 CA 2457399 A1 CA2457399 A1 CA 2457399A1 CA 002457399 A CA002457399 A CA 002457399A CA 2457399 A CA2457399 A CA 2457399A CA 2457399 A1 CA2457399 A1 CA 2457399A1
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Joseph J. Sumakeris
Ranbir Singh
Michael James Paisley
Stephan Georg Mueller
Hudson M. Hobgood
Calvin H. Carter, Jr.
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