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GaN HEMT TRANSISTOR WITH IMPACT ENERGY RELEASE CAPABILITY FOR USE IN AEROSPACE IRRADIATION ENVIRONMENT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF
Feng Zhou, Yu Rong, Hai Lu, Weizong Xu et al.
NANJING UNIVERSITY, Nanjing (CN)·May 13, 2025·US
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FIG. 1
FIG. 1 shows the schematic diagram of the structure of the enhanced gallium nitride-based high-electron-mobility tran- sistor in the prior art. 40
FIG. 2
FIG. 2 shows the structural stereogram of the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor of the present invention with the ability to …
FIG. 3
FIG. 3 shows the schematic diagram of the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor of the present invention with the ability to release …
FIG. 4
FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D show the process schematic diagrams for producing the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor with the ability …
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1 independent · 2 dependent
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IndependentGaNp-GaNbarrier layerdielectric layerSchottky metal layerGaN HEMT transistor with asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure
A GaN HEMT transistor with impact energy release capability, comprising a substrate layer, a gallium nitride layer, a barrier layer, and a gate structure, arranged from bottom to top; two opposite outer sides of the barrier layer are provided with a source and a drain respectively, the source, the drain, and the barrier layer are arranged together on a top surface of the gallium nitride layer; wherein the gate structure is set near the source and comprises a p-type gallium nitride layer, dielectric layers, Ohmic metal pillars, and a Schottky metal layer; the Ohmic metal pillars comprise a main pillar partially buried inside the barrier layer, first auxiliary pillars provided on a left side of the main pillar, and second auxiliary pillars provided on a right side of the main pillar; a buried end of the main pillar contacts the top surface of the gallium nitride layer, while the other end contacts a bottom surface of the Schottky metal layer; the first auxiliary pillars have a shallower maximum burial depth inside the barrier layer compared to the 30 second auxiliary pillars, to form an asymmetric gate structure; the p-type gallium nitride layer comprises first p-type gallium nitride layers and second p-type gallium nitride layers arranged at intervals; the dielectric layers are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the B₂ gate structure on top surfaces of the first p-type gallium nitride layers, the barrier layer, and the second p-type gallium nitride layers; the dielectric layers and the Ohmic metal pillars are arranged at intervals; the top surfaces of the first p-type gallium nitride layers, the second p-type gallium nitride layers, the dielectric layers and the Ohmic metal pillars are all covered by the Schottky metal layer and in contact with the Schottky metal layer, forming multiple integrated gate structures.
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Dependent← claim 1GaN HEMT transistor with asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure
The GaN HEMT transistor of claim 1, wherein burial depths of the second auxiliary pillars decrease successively in the width direction closer to the drain, one of the second auxiliary pillars closest to the drain is a shallowest second auxiliary pillar, and burial depths of the first auxiliary pillars are consistent with a burial depth of the shallowest second auxiliary pillar.
Device structures
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
GaN HEMT transistor with asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure
Schottky metal layerschottky gate metal
Ohmic metalohmic metal pillars
dielectric layergate dielectric
p-GaNp-type gate layer
barrier layerbarrier layer
GaNchannel layer
Materials
Materials described outside the worked examples.
gallium nitride
GaN
Channel Layer
p-type gallium nitride
p-GaN
Gate P-Type Layer
Process steps
Additional fabrication and treatment steps described in the patent.
1
Epitaxial Growth And Device Fabrication
Step 1
Process details
step 1:Grow substrate layer, GaN layer, barrier layer, and p-type GaN layer sequentially from bottom to top on epitaxial wafer; partially remove p-type GaN layer by etching; grow dielectric layer slightly thicker than p-type GaN layer
step 2:Use multiple-step masking technique to create buried windows for source, drain, and Ohmic metal pillars at different depths; first mask exposes all Ohmic metal pillar, source, and drain areas; ICP etching controls burial depth; successive masks deepen windows until main pillar window at bottom of barrier layer is formed
step 3:Deposit Ohmic metal within buried windows to create source, drain, and Ohmic metal pillars; grow another dielectric layer
Characterization
Measurements and analyses referenced in the patent, with their drawing references.
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Fet Electrical
FIG. 1 shows the schematic diagram of the structure of the enhanced gallium nitride-based high-electron-mobility tran- sistor in the prior art. 40
GaN HEMT TRANSISTOR WITH IMPACT ENERGY RELEASE CAPABILITY FOR USE IN AEROSPACE IRRADIATION ENVIRONMENT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF
Feng Zhou, Yu Rong, Hai Lu, Weizong Xu et al.
NANJING UNIVERSITY, Nanjing (CN)·May 13, 2025·US
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FIG. 1
FIG. 1 shows the schematic diagram of the structure of the enhanced gallium nitride-based high-electron-mobility tran- sistor in the prior art. 40
FIG. 2
FIG. 2 shows the structural stereogram of the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor of the present invention with the ability to …
FIG. 3
FIG. 3 shows the schematic diagram of the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor of the present invention with the ability to release …
FIG. 4
FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D show the process schematic diagrams for producing the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor with the ability …
Claims
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
1 independent · 2 dependent
1
IndependentGaNp-GaNbarrier layerdielectric layerSchottky metal layerGaN HEMT transistor with asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure
A GaN HEMT transistor with impact energy release capability, comprising a substrate layer, a gallium nitride layer, a barrier layer, and a gate structure, arranged from bottom to top; two opposite outer sides of the barrier layer are provided with a source and a drain respectively, the source, the drain, and the barrier layer are arranged together on a top surface of the gallium nitride layer; wherein the gate structure is set near the source and comprises a p-type gallium nitride layer, dielectric layers, Ohmic metal pillars, and a Schottky metal layer; the Ohmic metal pillars comprise a main pillar partially buried inside the barrier layer, first auxiliary pillars provided on a left side of the main pillar, and second auxiliary pillars provided on a right side of the main pillar; a buried end of the main pillar contacts the top surface of the gallium nitride layer, while the other end contacts a bottom surface of the Schottky metal layer; the first auxiliary pillars have a shallower maximum burial depth inside the barrier layer compared to the 30 second auxiliary pillars, to form an asymmetric gate structure; the p-type gallium nitride layer comprises first p-type gallium nitride layers and second p-type gallium nitride layers arranged at intervals; the dielectric layers are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the B₂ gate structure on top surfaces of the first p-type gallium nitride layers, the barrier layer, and the second p-type gallium nitride layers; the dielectric layers and the Ohmic metal pillars are arranged at intervals; the top surfaces of the first p-type gallium nitride layers, the second p-type gallium nitride layers, the dielectric layers and the Ohmic metal pillars are all covered by the Schottky metal layer and in contact with the Schottky metal layer, forming multiple integrated gate structures.
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Dependent← claim 1GaN HEMT transistor with asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure
The GaN HEMT transistor of claim 1, wherein burial depths of the second auxiliary pillars decrease successively in the width direction closer to the drain, one of the second auxiliary pillars closest to the drain is a shallowest second auxiliary pillar, and burial depths of the first auxiliary pillars are consistent with a burial depth of the shallowest second auxiliary pillar.
Device structures
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
GaN HEMT transistor with asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure
Schottky metal layerschottky gate metal
Ohmic metalohmic metal pillars
dielectric layergate dielectric
p-GaNp-type gate layer
barrier layerbarrier layer
GaNchannel layer
Materials
Materials described outside the worked examples.
gallium nitride
GaN
Channel Layer
p-type gallium nitride
p-GaN
Gate P-Type Layer
Process steps
Additional fabrication and treatment steps described in the patent.
1
Epitaxial Growth And Device Fabrication
Step 1
Process details
step 1:Grow substrate layer, GaN layer, barrier layer, and p-type GaN layer sequentially from bottom to top on epitaxial wafer; partially remove p-type GaN layer by etching; grow dielectric layer slightly thicker than p-type GaN layer
step 2:Use multiple-step masking technique to create buried windows for source, drain, and Ohmic metal pillars at different depths; first mask exposes all Ohmic metal pillar, source, and drain areas; ICP etching controls burial depth; successive masks deepen windows until main pillar window at bottom of barrier layer is formed
step 3:Deposit Ohmic metal within buried windows to create source, drain, and Ohmic metal pillars; grow another dielectric layer
Characterization
Measurements and analyses referenced in the patent, with their drawing references.
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Fet Electrical
FIG. 1 shows the schematic diagram of the structure of the enhanced gallium nitride-based high-electron-mobility tran- sistor in the prior art. 40
GaN HEMT TRANSISTOR WITH IMPACT ENERGY RELEASE CAPABILITY FOR USE IN AEROSPACE IRRADIATION ENVIRONMENT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF
Feng Zhou, Yu Rong, Hai Lu, Weizong Xu et al.
NANJING UNIVERSITY, Nanjing (CN)·May 13, 2025·US
Drawings
Patent drawings and their descriptions. Click a drawing to enlarge it.
FIG. 1
FIG. 1 shows the schematic diagram of the structure of the enhanced gallium nitride-based high-electron-mobility tran- sistor in the prior art. 40
FIG. 2
FIG. 2 shows the structural stereogram of the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor of the present invention with the ability to …
FIG. 3
FIG. 3 shows the schematic diagram of the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor of the present invention with the ability to release …
FIG. 4
FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D show the process schematic diagrams for producing the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor with the ability …
Claims
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
1 independent · 2 dependent
1
IndependentGaNp-GaNbarrier layerdielectric layerSchottky metal layerGaN HEMT transistor with asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure
A GaN HEMT transistor with impact energy release capability, comprising a substrate layer, a gallium nitride layer, a barrier layer, and a gate structure, arranged from bottom to top; two opposite outer sides of the barrier layer are provided with a source and a drain respectively, the source, the drain, and the barrier layer are arranged together on a top surface of the gallium nitride layer; wherein the gate structure is set near the source and comprises a p-type gallium nitride layer, dielectric layers, Ohmic metal pillars, and a Schottky metal layer; the Ohmic metal pillars comprise a main pillar partially buried inside the barrier layer, first auxiliary pillars provided on a left side of the main pillar, and second auxiliary pillars provided on a right side of the main pillar; a buried end of the main pillar contacts the top surface of the gallium nitride layer, while the other end contacts a bottom surface of the Schottky metal layer; the first auxiliary pillars have a shallower maximum burial depth inside the barrier layer compared to the 30 second auxiliary pillars, to form an asymmetric gate structure; the p-type gallium nitride layer comprises first p-type gallium nitride layers and second p-type gallium nitride layers arranged at intervals; the dielectric layers are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the B₂ gate structure on top surfaces of the first p-type gallium nitride layers, the barrier layer, and the second p-type gallium nitride layers; the dielectric layers and the Ohmic metal pillars are arranged at intervals; the top surfaces of the first p-type gallium nitride layers, the second p-type gallium nitride layers, the dielectric layers and the Ohmic metal pillars are all covered by the Schottky metal layer and in contact with the Schottky metal layer, forming multiple integrated gate structures.
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Dependent← claim 1GaN HEMT transistor with asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure
The GaN HEMT transistor of claim 1, wherein burial depths of the second auxiliary pillars decrease successively in the width direction closer to the drain, one of the second auxiliary pillars closest to the drain is a shallowest second auxiliary pillar, and burial depths of the first auxiliary pillars are consistent with a burial depth of the shallowest second auxiliary pillar.
Device structures
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
GaN HEMT transistor with asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure
Schottky metal layerschottky gate metal
Ohmic metalohmic metal pillars
dielectric layergate dielectric
p-GaNp-type gate layer
barrier layerbarrier layer
GaNchannel layer
Materials
Materials described outside the worked examples.
gallium nitride
GaN
Channel Layer
p-type gallium nitride
p-GaN
Gate P-Type Layer
Process steps
Additional fabrication and treatment steps described in the patent.
1
Epitaxial Growth And Device Fabrication
Step 1
Process details
step 1:Grow substrate layer, GaN layer, barrier layer, and p-type GaN layer sequentially from bottom to top on epitaxial wafer; partially remove p-type GaN layer by etching; grow dielectric layer slightly thicker than p-type GaN layer
step 2:Use multiple-step masking technique to create buried windows for source, drain, and Ohmic metal pillars at different depths; first mask exposes all Ohmic metal pillar, source, and drain areas; ICP etching controls burial depth; successive masks deepen windows until main pillar window at bottom of barrier layer is formed
step 3:Deposit Ohmic metal within buried windows to create source, drain, and Ohmic metal pillars; grow another dielectric layer
Characterization
Measurements and analyses referenced in the patent, with their drawing references.
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Fet Electrical
FIG. 1 shows the schematic diagram of the structure of the enhanced gallium nitride-based high-electron-mobility tran- sistor in the prior art. 40
GaN HEMT TRANSISTOR WITH IMPACT ENERGY RELEASE CAPABILITY FOR USE IN AEROSPACE IRRADIATION ENVIRONMENT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF
Feng Zhou, Yu Rong, Hai Lu, Weizong Xu et al.
NANJING UNIVERSITY, Nanjing (CN)·May 13, 2025·US
Drawings
Patent drawings and their descriptions. Click a drawing to enlarge it.
FIG. 1
FIG. 1 shows the schematic diagram of the structure of the enhanced gallium nitride-based high-electron-mobility tran- sistor in the prior art. 40
FIG. 2
FIG. 2 shows the structural stereogram of the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor of the present invention with the ability to …
FIG. 3
FIG. 3 shows the schematic diagram of the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor of the present invention with the ability to release …
FIG. 4
FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D show the process schematic diagrams for producing the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor with the ability …
Claims
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
1 independent · 2 dependent
1
IndependentGaNp-GaNbarrier layerdielectric layerSchottky metal layerGaN HEMT transistor with asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure
A GaN HEMT transistor with impact energy release capability, comprising a substrate layer, a gallium nitride layer, a barrier layer, and a gate structure, arranged from bottom to top; two opposite outer sides of the barrier layer are provided with a source and a drain respectively, the source, the drain, and the barrier layer are arranged together on a top surface of the gallium nitride layer; wherein the gate structure is set near the source and comprises a p-type gallium nitride layer, dielectric layers, Ohmic metal pillars, and a Schottky metal layer; the Ohmic metal pillars comprise a main pillar partially buried inside the barrier layer, first auxiliary pillars provided on a left side of the main pillar, and second auxiliary pillars provided on a right side of the main pillar; a buried end of the main pillar contacts the top surface of the gallium nitride layer, while the other end contacts a bottom surface of the Schottky metal layer; the first auxiliary pillars have a shallower maximum burial depth inside the barrier layer compared to the 30 second auxiliary pillars, to form an asymmetric gate structure; the p-type gallium nitride layer comprises first p-type gallium nitride layers and second p-type gallium nitride layers arranged at intervals; the dielectric layers are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the B₂ gate structure on top surfaces of the first p-type gallium nitride layers, the barrier layer, and the second p-type gallium nitride layers; the dielectric layers and the Ohmic metal pillars are arranged at intervals; the top surfaces of the first p-type gallium nitride layers, the second p-type gallium nitride layers, the dielectric layers and the Ohmic metal pillars are all covered by the Schottky metal layer and in contact with the Schottky metal layer, forming multiple integrated gate structures.
2
Dependent← claim 1GaN HEMT transistor with asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure
The GaN HEMT transistor of claim 1, wherein burial depths of the second auxiliary pillars decrease successively in the width direction closer to the drain, one of the second auxiliary pillars closest to the drain is a shallowest second auxiliary pillar, and burial depths of the first auxiliary pillars are consistent with a burial depth of the shallowest second auxiliary pillar.
Device structures
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
GaN HEMT transistor with asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure
Schottky metal layerschottky gate metal
Ohmic metalohmic metal pillars
dielectric layergate dielectric
p-GaNp-type gate layer
barrier layerbarrier layer
GaNchannel layer
Materials
Materials described outside the worked examples.
gallium nitride
GaN
Channel Layer
p-type gallium nitride
p-GaN
Gate P-Type Layer
Process steps
Additional fabrication and treatment steps described in the patent.
1
Epitaxial Growth And Device Fabrication
Step 1
Process details
step 1:Grow substrate layer, GaN layer, barrier layer, and p-type GaN layer sequentially from bottom to top on epitaxial wafer; partially remove p-type GaN layer by etching; grow dielectric layer slightly thicker than p-type GaN layer
step 2:Use multiple-step masking technique to create buried windows for source, drain, and Ohmic metal pillars at different depths; first mask exposes all Ohmic metal pillar, source, and drain areas; ICP etching controls burial depth; successive masks deepen windows until main pillar window at bottom of barrier layer is formed
step 3:Deposit Ohmic metal within buried windows to create source, drain, and Ohmic metal pillars; grow another dielectric layer
Characterization
Measurements and analyses referenced in the patent, with their drawing references.
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Fet Electrical
FIG. 1 shows the schematic diagram of the structure of the enhanced gallium nitride-based high-electron-mobility tran- sistor in the prior art. 40
step 4:Etch away dielectric layer above p-type GaN layers on left and right sides of gate region and above Ohmic metal pillars; deposit Schottky metal layer
step 5:Apply passivation layer; etch area above source, drain, and gate; deposit interconnecting metal layer; thicken metal in soldering pad areas of source, drain, and gate
icp etch gases:Cl2, Ar, BCl₃
etch repair method:Immersion in tetramethyl amine hydroxide solution or treatment with oxygen plasma and dilute hydrochloric acid
mask count relation:m = n + 1, where m is number of masks for gate buried region and n is number of second auxiliary pillars
dielectric material options:SiO2, Si₃N4, Al₂O3, any combination
icp chamber pressure range Pa:0.6 to 1.2 (units truncated in source)
Materials:GaNp-GaNbarrier layerdielectric layerSchottky metal layerOhmic metal
Fet Electrical
FIG. 2 shows the structural stereogram of the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor of the present invention with the ability to …
FIG. 3 shows the schematic diagram of the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor of the present invention with the ability to release …
FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D show the process schematic diagrams for producing the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor with the ability …
Notification to Grant Patent Right for Invention, Chinese Applica- tion No. 202311343078.9 mailed Jan. 2, 2024 (3 pages).
ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology. CNIPA, Office Action issued for Chinese Application No. 202311343078.9, mailed Nov. 24, 2023 (8 pages). Wen-Shiuan Tsai et al. Design of Hybrid Schottky-Ohmic Gate in Normally-Off p-GaN Gate AIGaN/GaN HEMTs, “ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology”, vol. 10, Issue 12, full text, Issue date Dec. 1, 2021.
step 4:Etch away dielectric layer above p-type GaN layers on left and right sides of gate region and above Ohmic metal pillars; deposit Schottky metal layer
step 5:Apply passivation layer; etch area above source, drain, and gate; deposit interconnecting metal layer; thicken metal in soldering pad areas of source, drain, and gate
icp etch gases:Cl2, Ar, BCl₃
etch repair method:Immersion in tetramethyl amine hydroxide solution or treatment with oxygen plasma and dilute hydrochloric acid
mask count relation:m = n + 1, where m is number of masks for gate buried region and n is number of second auxiliary pillars
dielectric material options:SiO2, Si₃N4, Al₂O3, any combination
icp chamber pressure range Pa:0.6 to 1.2 (units truncated in source)
Materials:GaNp-GaNbarrier layerdielectric layerSchottky metal layerOhmic metal
Fet Electrical
FIG. 2 shows the structural stereogram of the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor of the present invention with the ability to …
FIG. 3 shows the schematic diagram of the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor of the present invention with the ability to release …
FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D show the process schematic diagrams for producing the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor with the ability …
Notification to Grant Patent Right for Invention, Chinese Applica- tion No. 202311343078.9 mailed Jan. 2, 2024 (3 pages).
ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology. CNIPA, Office Action issued for Chinese Application No. 202311343078.9, mailed Nov. 24, 2023 (8 pages). Wen-Shiuan Tsai et al. Design of Hybrid Schottky-Ohmic Gate in Normally-Off p-GaN Gate AIGaN/GaN HEMTs, “ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology”, vol. 10, Issue 12, full text, Issue date Dec. 1, 2021.
step 4:Etch away dielectric layer above p-type GaN layers on left and right sides of gate region and above Ohmic metal pillars; deposit Schottky metal layer
step 5:Apply passivation layer; etch area above source, drain, and gate; deposit interconnecting metal layer; thicken metal in soldering pad areas of source, drain, and gate
icp etch gases:Cl2, Ar, BCl₃
etch repair method:Immersion in tetramethyl amine hydroxide solution or treatment with oxygen plasma and dilute hydrochloric acid
mask count relation:m = n + 1, where m is number of masks for gate buried region and n is number of second auxiliary pillars
dielectric material options:SiO2, Si₃N4, Al₂O3, any combination
icp chamber pressure range Pa:0.6 to 1.2 (units truncated in source)
Materials:GaNp-GaNbarrier layerdielectric layerSchottky metal layerOhmic metal
Fet Electrical
FIG. 2 shows the structural stereogram of the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor of the present invention with the ability to …
FIG. 3 shows the schematic diagram of the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor of the present invention with the ability to release …
FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D show the process schematic diagrams for producing the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor with the ability …
Notification to Grant Patent Right for Invention, Chinese Applica- tion No. 202311343078.9 mailed Jan. 2, 2024 (3 pages).
ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology. CNIPA, Office Action issued for Chinese Application No. 202311343078.9, mailed Nov. 24, 2023 (8 pages). Wen-Shiuan Tsai et al. Design of Hybrid Schottky-Ohmic Gate in Normally-Off p-GaN Gate AIGaN/GaN HEMTs, “ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology”, vol. 10, Issue 12, full text, Issue date Dec. 1, 2021.
step 4:Etch away dielectric layer above p-type GaN layers on left and right sides of gate region and above Ohmic metal pillars; deposit Schottky metal layer
step 5:Apply passivation layer; etch area above source, drain, and gate; deposit interconnecting metal layer; thicken metal in soldering pad areas of source, drain, and gate
icp etch gases:Cl2, Ar, BCl₃
etch repair method:Immersion in tetramethyl amine hydroxide solution or treatment with oxygen plasma and dilute hydrochloric acid
mask count relation:m = n + 1, where m is number of masks for gate buried region and n is number of second auxiliary pillars
dielectric material options:SiO2, Si₃N4, Al₂O3, any combination
icp chamber pressure range Pa:0.6 to 1.2 (units truncated in source)
Materials:GaNp-GaNbarrier layerdielectric layerSchottky metal layerOhmic metal
Fet Electrical
FIG. 2 shows the structural stereogram of the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor of the present invention with the ability to …
FIG. 3 shows the schematic diagram of the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor of the present invention with the ability to release …
FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D show the process schematic diagrams for producing the asymmetric multi-integrated gate structure GaN HEMT transistor with the ability …
Notification to Grant Patent Right for Invention, Chinese Applica- tion No. 202311343078.9 mailed Jan. 2, 2024 (3 pages).
ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology. CNIPA, Office Action issued for Chinese Application No. 202311343078.9, mailed Nov. 24, 2023 (8 pages). Wen-Shiuan Tsai et al. Design of Hybrid Schottky-Ohmic Gate in Normally-Off p-GaN Gate AIGaN/GaN HEMTs, “ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology”, vol. 10, Issue 12, full text, Issue date Dec. 1, 2021.