摘要:
A sensor includes: a base wafer containing silicon; a seed member provided directly or indirectly on the base wafer; and a photothermal absorber that is made of a Group 3-5 compound semiconductor lattice-matching or pseudo lattice-matching the seed member and being capable of generating a carrier upon absorbing light or heat, where the photothermal absorber outputs an electric signal in response to incident light to be introduced into the photothermal absorber or heat to be applied to the photothermal absorber. A semiconductor wafer includes: a base wafer containing silicon; a seed member provided directly or indirectly on the base wafer; and a photothermal absorber that is made of a Group 3-5 compound semiconductor lattice-matching or pseudo lattice-matching the seed member and being capable of generating a carrier upon absorbing light or heat.
摘要:
The semiconductor wafer includes: a base wafer; and an inhibition layer that is disposed on the base wafer as one piece or to be separate portions from each other, and inhibits growth of a crystal of a compound semiconductor, where the inhibition layer has a plurality of first opening regions that have a plurality of openings penetrating the inhibition layer and leading to the base wafer, each of the plurality of first opening regions includes therein a plurality of first openings disposed in the same arrangement, some of the plurality of first openings are first element forming openings each provided with a first compound semiconductor on which an electronic element is to be formed, and the other of the plurality of first openings are first dummy openings in which no electronic element is to be formed.
摘要:
A high-quality GaAs-type crystal thin film using an inexpensive Si wafer with good thermal release characteristics is achieved. Provided is a semiconductor wafer comprising an Si wafer; an inhibiting layer that is formed on the wafer and that inhibits crystal growth, the inhibiting layer including a covering region that covers a portion of the wafer and an open region that does not cover a portion of the wafer within the covering region; a Ge layer that is crystal-grown in the open region; and a functional layer that is crystal-grown on the Ge layer. The Ge layer may be formed by annealing with a temperature and duration that enables movement of crystal defects, and the annealing is repeated a plurality of times.
摘要:
Provided is an optical device including a base wafer containing silicon, a plurality of seed crystals disposed on the base wafer, and a plurality of Group 3-5 compound semiconductors lattice-matching or pseudo lattice-matching the plurality of seed crystals. At least one of the Group 3-5 compound semiconductors has a photoelectric semiconductor formed therein, the photoelectric semiconductor including a light emitting semiconductor that emits light in response to a driving current supplied thereto or a light receiving semiconductor that generates a photocurrent in response to light applied thereto, and at least one of the plurality of Group 3-5 compound semiconductors other than the Group 3-5 compound semiconductor having the photoelectric semiconductor has a heterojunction transistor formed therein.
摘要:
To improve the flatness of the surface and improve the reliability of a semiconductor device when expitaxially growing semiconductor crystal layers of different types on a single silicon wafer, provided is a semiconductor wafer which includes: a base wafer having a silicon crystal in the surface thereof, the silicon crystal having a first dent and a second dent; a first Group IVB semiconductor crystal located in the first dent and exposed; a second Group IVB semiconductor crystal located in the second dent; and a Group III-V compound semiconductor crystal located above the second Group IVB semiconductor crystal in the second dent and exposed.
摘要:
A high-quality GaAs-type crystal thin film using an inexpensive Si wafer with good thermal release characteristics is achieved. Provided is a semiconductor wafer comprising an Si wafer; a Ge layer that is crystal-grown on the wafer and shaped as an isolated island; a buffer layer that is crystal-grown on the Ge layer and is a group 3-5 compound semiconductor layer containing P; and a functional layer that is crystal-grown on the buffer layer. The Ge layer may be shaped as an island having a size that does not exceed double a distance moved by crystal defects as a result of annealing the Ge layer at a certain temperature for a certain time. The Ge layer may be shaped as an island having a size for which stress due to a difference relative to a thermal expansion coefficient of Si, which is material of the wafer, does not cause crystal defects when the Ge layer is annealed at a certain temperature.
摘要:
A semiconductor wafer including: a base wafer; a seed crystal disposed on the base wafer; a compound semiconductor disposed above the seed crystal; and a high resistance layer disposed between the seed crystal and the compound semiconductor, the high resistance layer having a larger resistivity than the seed crystal, and the seed crystal lattice matching or pseudo lattice matching the compound semiconductor is provided.
摘要:
A high-quality GaAs-type crystal thin film using an inexpensive Si wafer with good thermal release characteristics is achieved. Provided is a semiconductor wafer comprising an Si wafer; a Ge layer that is crystal-grown on the wafer and shaped as an isolated island; and a functional layer that is crystal-grown on the Ge layer. The Ge layer may be shaped as an island having a size that docs not exceed double a distance moved by crystal defects as a result of annealing the Ge layer at a certain temperature for a certain time. The Ge layer may be shaped as an island having a size for which stress due to a difference relative to a thermal expansion coefficient of Si, which is material of the wafer, does not cause crystal dejects when the Ge layer is annealed at a certain temperature.
摘要:
A high-quality GaAs-type crystal thin film using an inexpensive Si wafer with good thermal release characteristics is achieved. Provided is a semiconductor wafer comprising an Si wafer; an inhibiting layer that is formed on the wafer and that inhibits crystal growth, the inhibiting layer including a covering region that covers a portion of the wafer and an open region that does not cover a portion of the wafer within the covering region; a Ge layer that is crystal-grown in the open region; and a functional layer that is crystal-grown on the Ge layer. The Ge layer may be formed by annealing with a temperature and duration that enables movement of crystal defects, and the annealing is repeated a plurality of times.
摘要:
The semiconductor wafer includes: a base wafer; and an inhibition layer that is disposed on the base wafer as one piece or to be separate portions from each other, and inhibits growth of a crystal of a compound semiconductor, where the inhibition layer has a plurality of first opening regions that have a plurality of openings penetrating the inhibition layer and leading to the base wafer, each of the plurality of first opening regions includes therein a plurality of first openings disposed in the same arrangement, some of the plurality of first openings are first element forming openings each provided with a first compound semiconductor on which an electronic element is to be formed, and the other of the plurality of first openings are first dummy openings in which no electronic element is to be formed.