A semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate and a seed layer on the substrate. The substrate includes a base and a composite layer encapsulating the base. The semiconductor structure also includes an epitaxial layer on the seed layer. The semiconductor structure also includes a semiconductor device on the epitaxial layer, and an interlayer dielectric layer on the epitaxial layer. The interlayer dielectric layer covers the semiconductor device. The semiconductor structure further includes a via structure that penetrates at least the composite layer of the substrate and is in contact with the base.

A high electron mobility transistor, including an active area, a buffer layer on the active area, a channel layer on the buffer layer, a barrier layer on the channel layer, and gate, source and drain on the barrier layer, and a trench isolation structure adjacent and surrounding the channel layer and the barrier layer to apply stress and modify two-dimension hole gas (2DHG) of the high electron mobility transistor.

A method of fabricating high electron mobility transistor, including the steps of providing a substrate with active areas, forming a buffer layer, a channel layer and a barrier layer sequentially on the substrate and gate, source and drain on the barrier layer, forming a trench surrounding the channel layer and the barrier layer, and forming a trench isolation structure in the trench, wherein the trench isolation structure applies stress on the channel layer and the barrier layer and modify two-dimension electron gas (2DEG) or two-dimension hole gas (2DHG) of the high electron mobility transistor.

A high electron mobility transistor, including an active area, a buffer layer on the active area, a channel layer on the buffer layer, a barrier layer on the channel layer, and gate, source and drain on the barrier layer, and a trench isolation structure adjacent and surrounding the channel layer and the barrier layer to apply stress and modify two-dimension electron gas (2DEG) or two-dimension hole gas (2DHG) of the high electron mobility transistor.

Systems and methods of the disclosed embodiments include reducing defects in a semiconductor layer. The defects may be reduced by forming the semiconductor layer on a substrate, removing at least a portion the substrate from an underside of the semiconductor layer, and annealing the semiconductor layer to reduce the defects in the layer. The annealing includes focusing energy at the layer.

A mesa structure includes a substrate. A mesa protrudes out of the substrate. The mesa includes a slope and a top surface. The slope surrounds the top surface. A lattice damage area is disposed at inner side of the slope. The mesa can optionally further includes an insulating layer covering the lattice damage area. The insulating layer includes an oxide layer or a nitride layer.

Systems and methods of the disclosed embodiments include reducing defects in a semiconductor layer. The defects may be reduced by forming the semiconductor layer on a substrate, removing at least a portion the substrate from an underside of the semiconductor layer, and annealing the semiconductor layer to reduce the defects in the layer. The annealing includes focusing energy at the layer.

A field effect transistor, comprising a gate contact and gate metal forming a vertical structure, such vertical structure having sides and a top surrounded by an air gap formed between a source electrode and a drain electrode of the field effect transistor.

A method of forming an insulating structure of a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) is provided, the method including: forming a gallium nitride layer, forming an aluminum gallium nitride layer on the gallium nitride layer, performing an ion doping step to dope a plurality of ions in the gallium nitride layer and the aluminum gallium nitride layer, forming an insulating doped region in the gallium nitride layer and the aluminum gallium nitride layer, forming two grooves on both sides of the insulating doped region, and filling an insulating layer in the two grooves and forming two sidewall insulating structures respectively positioned at two sides of the insulating doped region.

The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a first III-V semiconductor material over a substrate and a second III-V semiconductor material over the first III-V semiconductor material. The second III-V semiconductor material is a different material than the first III-V semiconductor material. A doped region has a horizontally extending segment and one or more vertically extending segments protruding vertically outward from the horizontally extending segment. The horizontally extending segment is arranged below the first III-V semiconductor material.