Patent classifications
H01L29/66916
Doping method
A first dose of first dopants is introduced into a semiconductor body having a first surface. A thickness of the semiconductor body is increased by forming a first semiconductor layer on the first surface of the semiconductor body. While forming the first semiconductor layer a final dose of doping in the first semiconductor layer is predominantly set by introducing at least 20% of the first dopants from the semiconductor body into the first semiconductor layer.
GaN lateral vertical HJFET with source-P block contact
A vertical JFET is provided. The JFET is mixed with lateral channel structure and p-GaN gate structure. The JFET has an improved barrier layer for p-GaN block layer and enhanced Ohmic contact with source. In one embodiment, regrowth of lateral channel is provided so that counter doping surface Mg will be buried. In another embodiment, a dielectric layer is provided to protect p-type block layer during the processing, and later make Ohmic source and p-type block layer. Method of a barrier regrown layer for enhanced lateral channel performance is provided where a regrown barrier layer is deposited over the drift layer. The barrier regrown layer is an anti-p-doping layer. Method of a patterned regrowth for enhanced Ohmic contact is provided where a patterned masked is used for the regrowth.
GaN lateral vertical JFET with regrown channel and dielectric gate
A vertical JFET is provided. The JFET is mixed with lateral channel structure and p-GaN gate structure. The JFET has a N+ implant source region. In one embodiment, a JFET is provided with a drain metal deposited over a backside of an N substrate, an n-type drift layer epitaxial grown over a topside of the N substrate, a buried P-type block layer deposited over the n-type drift layer, an implanted N+ source region on side walls of the lateral channel layer, and an source metal attached to the top of the p-layer and attached to the implanted N+ source region at the side. In one embodiment, the JFET further comprises a gate layer, and wherein the gate layer is a dielectric gate structure that enables a fully enhanced channel. In another embodiment, the gate layer is a p-type GaN gate structure that enables a partially enhanced channel.
Integrated JFET structure with implanted backgate
A method of forming an electronic device includes forming first, second and third doped regions at a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A first buried layer is located within the semiconductor substrate below the first, second and third doped regions. Fourth and fifth doped regions are laterally spaced apart along the substrate and extend from the surface of the substrate to the first buried layer, the first, second and third doped regions being located between the fourth and fifth doped regions. A second buried layer is formed within the substrate and between the fourth and fifth doped regions such that a first portion of the semiconductor substrate is located between the first buried layer and the second buried layer, and a second portion of the semiconductor substrate is located between the first, second and third doped regions and the second buried layer.
Methods of forming strained-semiconductor-on-insulator device structures
The benefits of strained semiconductors are combined with silicon-on-insulator approaches to substrate and device fabrication.
Manufacturable thin film gallium and nitrogen containing devices
A method for manufacturing a display panel comprising light emitting device including micro LEDs includes providing multiple donor wafers having a surface region and forming an epitaxial material overlying the surface region. The epitaxial material includes an n-type region, an active region comprising at least one light emitting layer overlying the n-type region, and a p-type region overlying the active layer region. The multiple donor wafers are configured to emit different color emissions. The epitaxial material on the multiple donor wafers is patterned to form a plurality of dice, characterized by a first pitch between a pair of dice less than a design width. At least some of the dice are selectively transferred from the multiple donor wafers to a common carrier wafer such that the carrier wafer is configured with different color emitting LEDs. The different color LEDs could comprise red-green-blue LEDs to form a RGB display panel.
Manufacturable thin film gallium and nitrogen containing devices
A method for manufacturing a display panel comprising light emitting device including micro LEDs includes providing multiple donor wafers having a surface region and forming an epitaxial material overlying the surface region. The epitaxial material includes an n-type region, an active region comprising at least one light emitting layer overlying the n-type region, and a p-type region overlying the active layer region. The multiple donor wafers are configured to emit different color emissions. The epitaxial material on the multiple donor wafers is patterned to form a plurality of dice, characterized by a first pitch between a pair of dice less than a design width. At least some of the dice are selectively transferred from the multiple donor wafers to a common carrier wafer such that the carrier wafer is configured with different color emitting LEDs. The different color LEDs could comprise red-green-blue LEDs to form a RGB display panel.
THIN-FILM NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE AND NEURONAL CIRCUIT
A method is presented for forming a monolithically integrated semiconductor device. The method includes forming a first device including first hydrogenated silicon-based contacts formed on a first portion of a semiconductor material of an insulating substrate and forming a second device including second hydrogenated silicon-based contacts formed on a second portion of the semiconductor material of the insulating substrate. Source and drain contacts of the first device are formed before a gate contact of the first device and a gate contact of the second device is formed before the emitter and collector contacts of the second device. The first device can be a heterojunction field effect transistor (HJFET) and the second device can be a (heterojunction bipolar transistor) HBT. The HJFET and the HBT are integrated in a neuronal circuit and create negative differential resistance by forming a lambda diode.
Thin-film negative differential resistance and neuronal circuit
A method is presented for forming a monolithically integrated semiconductor device. The method includes forming a first device including first hydrogenated silicon-based contacts formed on a first portion of a semiconductor material of an insulating substrate and forming a second device including second hydrogenated silicon-based contacts formed on a second portion of the semiconductor material of the insulating substrate. Source and drain contacts of the first device are formed before a gate contact of the first device and a gate contact of the second device is formed before the emitter and collector contacts of the second device. The first device can be a heterojunction field effect transistor (HJFET) and the second device can be a (heterojunction bipolar transistor) HBT. The HJFET and the HBT are integrated in a neuronal circuit and create negative differential resistance by forming a lambda diode.
THIN-FILM NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE AND NEURONAL CIRCUIT
A method is presented for forming a monolithically integrated semiconductor device. The method includes forming a first device including first hydrogenated silicon-based contacts formed on a first portion of a semiconductor material of an insulating substrate and forming a second device including second hydrogenated silicon-based contacts formed on a second portion of the semiconductor material of the insulating substrate. Source and drain contacts of the first device are formed before a gate contact of the first device and a gate contact of the second device is formed before the emitter and collector contacts of the second device. The first device can be a heterojunction field effect transistor (HJFET) and the second device can be a (heterojunction bipolar transistor) HBT. The HJFET and the HBT are integrated in a neuronal circuit and create negative differential resistance by forming a lambda diode.