Abstract:
A semiconductor device has a structure including a substrate, a first insulating film formed over a part of a principal plane of the substrate, a conductive portion formed over a surface of the first insulating film, and a second insulating film which covers the principal plane of the substrate, the first insulating film, and the conductive portion and whose moisture resistance is higher than moisture resistance of the first insulating film. The first insulating film is placed between the substrate and the conductive portion to prevent the generation of parasitic capacitance. The first insulating film is covered with the second insulating film whose moisture resistance is higher than the moisture resistance of the first insulating film. The second insulating film prevents the first insulating film from absorbing moisture.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes: a nitride semiconductor layer; a first silicon nitride film that is formed on the nitride semiconductor layer, has a first opening whose inner wall is a forward tapered shape; a second silicon nitride film that is formed on the first silicon nitride film, and has a second opening whose inner wall is an inverse tapered shape; and a gate electrode formed so as to cover the whole surface of the nitride semiconductor layer exposed on the inside of the first opening; wherein a side wall of the gate electrode separates from the first silicon nitride film and the second silicon nitride film via a cavity.
Abstract:
A self-aligned process for locating a stem of a T-shaped gate relative to source and drain contacts of a FET or HEMT. The gate stem is located asymmetrically in some embodiments and in such embodiments the stem of the T-shaped gate is located relative to drain and source contacts of the device by forming a plurality of sidewall spacers, with more sidewall spacers being formed on the drain side of the stem than are formed on the source side of the stem. Additionally the gate stem preferably has a high aspect ratio to improve the performance of the resulting FET or HEMT. Drain and source contacts are preferably formed of an n+ semiconductor material.
Abstract:
This application discloses semiconductor devices with sharp gate edges including 2D and 3D memory cells, High Electron Mobility Transistors and tri-gate transistors. Implementation of a gate with sharp edges may improve the read and write speed and reduce the program and erase voltages in memory cells. It may also improve the gate control over the channel in tri-gate transistors and HEMTs. Methods to fabricate such devices are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A semiconductor packaging method is provided. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate has a first surface and a second surface, and an electroplating seed layer on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate. The method also includes forming a plurality of columnar electrodes over the electroplating seed layer, where the columnar electrodes include first columnar electrodes and second columnar electrodes. Further, the method includes forming a diffusion barrier layer over the first columnar electrodes and the second columnar electrodes, forming a plurality of first solder balls over the diffusion barrier layer on the first columnar electrodes. The method also includes providing a packaging substrate having solder terminals corresponding to the first solder balls, and mounting the semiconductor substrate onto the packaging substrate in a flipped position, such that the first solder balls are connected with the solder terminals.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device is provided which includes a GaN-on-SiC substrate (50-51) and a multi-layer passivation stack (52-54) in which patterned step openings (76) are defined and filled with gate metal layers using a lift-off gate metal process to form a T-gate electrode (74) as a stepped gate electrode having sidewall extensions and a contact base portion with one or more gate ledges.
Abstract:
A metallization scheme employing a first refractory metal barrier layer, a Group IIIA element layer, a second refractory metal barrier layer, and an oxidation-resistant metallic layer is employed to form a source region and a drain region that provide electrical contacts to a compound semiconductor material layer. The first and second refractory metal barrier layer are free of nitrogen, and thus, do not introduce additional nitrogen into the compound semiconductor layer, while allowing diffusion of the Group IIIA element to form locally doped regions underneath the source region and the drain region. Ohmic contacts may be formed at a temperature as low as about 500° C. This enables fabrication of FET whose source and drain are self-aligned to the gate.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a gate structure, which is applied for an electronic component comprising a substrate and an active region defined thereon, and such the gate structure is disposed in the active region and is a T-shaped gate having a stem with a height of 250 nm. Preferably, the gate structure has a gate length of 60 nm.
Abstract:
Three methods will be described which may be used to improve the performance of compound semiconductor devices and Field Effect Transistors. In the first method, implementation of more than one sheet of 2DEG or high-density electrons in compound semiconductor devices will be described which may be used to improve the performance of compound semiconductor diodes, resistors and transistors. In the second method, implementation of at least one discontinuity in sheet or sheets of 2DEG or high-density electrons will be discussed which can be used to improve the performance of compound semiconductor diodes, resistors and transistors. In the third method, a way to form an electrical connection between an electrode and a sheet of 2DEG or high density electrons will be presented which may be implemented in compound semiconductor devices to reduce the contact resistance between an electrode and a sheet of 2DEG or high-density electrons.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes: a nitride semiconductor layer; a first silicon nitride film that is formed on the nitride semiconductor layer, has a first opening whose inner wall is a forward tapered shape; a second silicon nitride film that is formed on the first silicon nitride film, and has a second opening whose inner wall is an inverse tapered shape; and a gate electrode formed so as to cover the whole surface of the nitride semiconductor layer exposed on the inside of the first opening; wherein a side wall of the gate electrode separates from the first silicon nitride film and the second silicon nitride film via a cavity.