Patent classifications
H01L21/0425
Method of forming vias in a GaN/diamond wafer
Wafers including a diamond layer and a semiconductor layer having III-Nitride compounds and methods for fabricating the wafers are provided. A nucleation layer, at least one semiconductor layer having III-Nitride compound and a protection layer are formed on a silicon substrate. Then, a silicon carrier wafer is glass bonded to the protection layer. Subsequently the silicon substrate, nucleation layer and a portion of the semiconductor layer are removed. Then, an intermediate layer, a seed layer and a first diamond layer are sequentially deposited on the III-Nitride layer. Next, the silicon carrier wafer and the protection layer are removed. Then, a silicon substrate wafer that includes a protection layer, silicon substrate and a diamond layer is prepared and glass bonded to the first diamond layer.