Method of making high frequency InGaP/GaAs HBTs

    公开(公告)号:US11276764B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-15

    申请号:US16988686

    申请日:2020-08-09

    摘要: A device including a semiconductor die, a first contact, a second contact, a third contact, a first passivation layer, a second passivation layer and an interconnect metal. The semiconductor die may include a plurality of semiconductor layers disposed on a GaAs substrate. The first contact may be electrically coupled to a semiconductor emitter layer. The second contact may be electrically coupled to a semiconductor base layer. The third contact may be electrically coupled to a semiconductor sub-collector layer. The first passivation layer may cover one or more of the semiconductor and the contacts. The first passivation layer may comprise an inorganic insulator. The second passivation layer may comprise an inorganic insulator or organic polymer with low dielectric constant deposited on the passivation layer. The interconnect metal may be coupled to the first contact and separated from the first passivation layer by the second passivation layer.

    Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator with Multilayer Base

    公开(公告)号:US20210111699A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-15

    申请号:US17071810

    申请日:2020-10-15

    IPC分类号: H03H9/13 H03H9/02 H03H9/17

    摘要: A bulk acoustic (BAW) resonator having a multilayer base and method of fabricating the bulk acoustic resonator is disclosed. A BAW resonator comprises a substrate having a cavity and including a frame around the cavity, a multilayer base adjacent the cavity and supported by the frame. The multilayer base includes a first layer of crystalline material having a first lattice constant and a second layer of crystalline material having a second lattice constant that is distinct from the first lattice constant. The BAW resonator further includes a stack over the multilayer base. The stack includes a first electrode formed on the multilayer base, a piezoelectric layer having a first side coupled to the first electrode and a second side opposite to the first side of the piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode coupled to the second side of the piezoelectric layer.

    Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator with Improved Lateral Wave Suppression

    公开(公告)号:US20240243723A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18415521

    申请日:2024-01-17

    IPC分类号: H03H9/17 H03H9/02

    摘要: A bulk acoustic resonator includes a stack structures, including a piezoelectric layer having a first side and an opposing second side; a first electrode disposed under the first side of the piezoelectric layer; a second electrode disposed over the second side of the piezoelectric layer; and a multistep structure with a bottom part having first dimensions disposed between the piezoelectric layer and second electrode and a second part having second dimensions, different from the first dimensions, disposed between the bottom part of the multistep structure and the second electrode. An active region of the stack is configured to resonate in response to an electrical signal applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, and the multistep structure is arranged to provide destructive interference of lateral acoustic waves within the bulk acoustic resonator.

    Support Structure for Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator

    公开(公告)号:US20210250012A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-12

    申请号:US17240943

    申请日:2021-04-26

    IPC分类号: H03H9/08 H03H3/02 H03H9/17

    摘要: Devices and processes for preparing devices are described for a bulk acoustic wave resonator. A stack formed over a substrate includes a piezoelectric film element, a first (e.g., bottom) electrode coupled to a first side of the piezoelectric film element, and a second (e.g., top) electrode that is coupled to a second side of the piezoelectric film element. A cavity is positioned between the stack and the substrate. The resonator includes one or more planarizing layers, including a first planarizing layer around the cavity, wherein a first portion of the first electrode is adjacent the cavity and a second portion of the first electrode is adjacent the first planarizing layer. The resonator optionally includes an air reflector around the perimeter of the piezoelectric film element. The stack is configured to resonate in response to an electrical signal applied between the first electrode and the second electrode.

    Bulk Resonator with Symmetrically Positioned Temperature Compensation Layers

    公开(公告)号:US20210111701A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-15

    申请号:US17071836

    申请日:2020-10-15

    IPC分类号: H03H9/17 H03H9/02 H03H9/13

    摘要: A bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator with better performance and better manufacturability is described. A BAW resonator includes a substrate, a BAW stack disposed over the substrate, a first temperature compensation layer disposed between the substrate and the stack, and a second temperature compensation layer disposed over the stack. The BAW stack includes a piezoelectric layer disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode. A method of making a BAW resonator is also disclosed. The method includes forming a first base layer over a substrate including a layer of sacrificial material and a frame surrounding the layer of sacrificial material, forming a first temperature compensation layer over the first base layer, forming a BAW stack over the first temperature compensation layer, forming a second temperature compensation layer over the BAW stack, and removing the layer of sacrificial material to form a cavity adjacent the base layer.

    Edge-coupled semiconductor photodetector

    公开(公告)号:US10175099B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-08

    申请号:US15668639

    申请日:2017-08-03

    摘要: A device is disclosed for monitoring power from a laser diode. The device includes a substrate having a top surface and a first facet perpendicular to the top surface through which light enters the substrate. The device further includes a second facet onto which light that has entered the substrate through the first facet along an optical axis that is non-normal to the first facet is incident. The device further includes a photodiode fabricated on the top surface of the substrate for measuring an intensity of the light that enters the first facet of the substrate along the optical axis that is non-normal to the first facet. The light that has entered the substrate through the first facet along the optical axis that is non-normal to the first facet is reflected by the second facet toward a photoactive region of the photodiode.

    Embedded non-overlapping source field design for improved GaN HEMT microwave performance

    公开(公告)号:US12027616B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-02

    申请号:US17166258

    申请日:2021-02-03

    摘要: A device includes a semiconductor die, a source contact, a drain contact, a first passivation layer, a T-shaped gate contact, a field plate, and a second passivation layer. The semiconductor die generally includes a plurality of semiconductor layers disposed on an insulating substrate. The source contact and the drain contact are electrically coupled to a channel formed in the semiconductor layers and defining an active area of the device. The first passivation layer generally covers the active area of the device, the source contact, and the drain contact. The T-shaped gate contact may be disposed within the active area of the device. The T-shaped gate contact is generally electrically separated from the channel and comprises a column portion and a cap portion. The field plate may be disposed above the active area of the device. The field plate is generally adjacent to and laterally separated from the cap portion of the T-shaped gate contact. The second passivation layer generally covers the first passivation layer, the cap portion of the T-shaped gate contact, and the field plate.