Patent classifications
H01L29/42316
Process of forming a high electron mobility transistor including a gate electrode layer spaced apart from a silicon nitride film
A semiconductor device and a process of forming the semiconductor device are disclosed. The semiconductor device type of a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) has double SiN films on a semiconductor layer, where the first SiN film is formed by the lower pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) technique, while, the second SiN film is deposited by the plasma assisted CVD (p-CVD) technique. Moreover, the gate electrode has an arrangement of double metals, one of which contains nickel (Ni) as a Schottky metal, while the other is free from Ni and covers the former metal. A feature of the invention is that the first metal is in contact with the semiconductor layer but apart from the second SiN film.
NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
A nitride semiconductor device includes a substrate; a nitride semiconductor layered structure disposed on the substrate and having a channel region; a first electrode and a second electrode both disposed on the nitride semiconductor layered structure; a first p-type nitride semiconductor layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a first gate electrode disposed on the first p-type nitride semiconductor layer. The nitride semiconductor layered structure includes a first recess. The first p-type nitride semiconductor layer is at least partially disposed inside the first recess, and is separated from a side surface of the first recess.
RF high-electron-mobility transistors including group III-N stress neutral barrier layers with high breakdown voltages
A High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) device can include an AlN buffer layer on a substrate and an epi-GaN channel layer on the AlN buffer layer. An AlN barrier layer can be on the Epi-GaN channel layer to provide a channel region in the epi-GaN channel layer. A GaN drain region can be recessed into the epi-GaN channel layer at a first end of the channel region and a GaN source region can be recessed into the epi-GaN channel layer at a second end of the channel region opposite the first end of the channel region. A gate electrode can include a neck portion with a first width that extends a first distance above the AlN barrier layer between the GaN drain region and the GaN source region to a head portion of the gate electrode having a second width that is greater than the first width.
Component for Initializing a Quantum Dot
An electronic component (10) is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure having gate electrode assemblies (16, 18), for initializing the quantum mechanical state of a qubit.
Field-Effect Transistor and Method for Manufacturing the Same
A gate electrode includes a main portion formed of a gate electrode material, and a gate electrode barrier layer disposed between the main portion and a barrier layer and formed of a conductive material that prevents the gate electrode material from diffusing into the barrier layer. A surface of the main portion in a region above a first insulating layer faces a periphery without a layer of the conductive material being formed.
Aluminum-based gallium nitride integrated circuits
Gallium nitride-based monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) can comprise aluminum-based metals. Electrical contacts for gates, sources, and drains of transistors can include aluminum-containing metallic materials. Additionally, connectors, inductors, and interconnect devices can also comprise aluminum-based metals. The gallium-based MMICs can be manufactured in complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) facilities with equipment that produces silicon-based semiconductor devices.
High electron mobility transistor and fabrication method thereof
The present disclosure relates to a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) and a fabrication method thereof. The HEMT may include a substrate; a channel layer disposed on the substrate; a barrier layer disposed on the channel layer; a semiconductor gate disposed on the barrier layer; a metal gate disposed on the semiconductor gate, the metal gate having a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape; and a passivation layer directly contacting the metal gate. A first surface of the metal gate contacts a first surface of the semiconductor gate, and an edge of the first surface of the metal gate is located inside an edge of the first surface of the semiconductor gate.
Gallium nitride component and drive circuit thereof
This application provides a gallium nitride component and a drive circuit thereof. The gallium nitride component includes: a substrate; a gallium nitride (GaN) buffer layer formed on the substrate; an aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) barrier layer formed on the GaN buffer layer; and a source, a drain, and a gate formed on the AlGaN barrier layer. The gate includes a P-doped gallium nitride (P—GaN) cap layer formed on the AlGaN barrier layer, and a first gate metal and a second gate metal formed on the P—GaN cap layer. A Schottky contact is formed between the first gate metal and the P—GaN cap layer, and an ohmic contact is formed between the second gate metal and the P—GaN cap layer. In the technical solution provided in this application, the gallium nitride component is a normally-off component, and is conducive to design of a drive circuit.
Semiconductor device
A parasitic capacitance and a leak current in a nitride semiconductor device are reduced. For example, a 100 nm-thick buffer layer made of AlN, a 2 μm-thick undoped GaN layer, and 20 nm-thick undoped AlGaN having an Al composition ratio of 20% are epitaxially grown in this order on, for example, a substrate made of silicon, and a source electrode and a drain electrode are formed so as to be in ohmic contact with the undoped AlGaN layer. Further, in the undoped GaN layer and the undoped AlGaN layer immediately below a gate wire, a high resistance region, the resistance of which is increased by, for example, ion implantation with Ar or the like, is formed, and a boundary between the high resistance region and an element region is positioned immediately below the gate wire.
Semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating the same
Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The methods may implanting dopants into a substrate to form a preliminary impurity region and heating the substrate to convert the preliminary impurity region into an impurity region. Heating the substrate may be performed at an ambient temperature of from about 800° C. to about 950° C. for from about 20 min to about 50 min. The method may also include forming first and second trenches in the impurity region to define an active fin and forming a first isolation layer and a second isolation layer in the first and second trenches, respectively. The first and second isolation layers may expose opposing sides of the active fin. The method may further include forming a gate insulation layer extending on the opposing sides and an upper surface of the active fin and forming a gate electrode traversing the active fin.