摘要:
A semiconductor device is provided which realizes speed-up and cost reduction. The semiconductor device has a high side gate driver including a depression type FET and an enhancement type FET, a low side gate driver including a depression type FET and an enhancement type FET, and a high side power FET and a low side power FET as field-effect transistors, in which the high side gate driver, the low side gate driver, the high side power FET and the low side power FET are integrated in the same chip.
摘要:
A compound semiconductor device includes transistors each including a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, wherein out of the transistors, a transistor whose temperature becomes higher during operation has a higher withstand voltage prior to temperature rise due to the operation.
摘要:
Devices and systems comprising high current/high voltage GaN semiconductor devices are disclosed. A GaN die, comprising a lateral GaN transistor, is sandwiched between an overlying header and an underlying composite thermal dielectric layer. Fabrication comprises providing a conventional GaN device structure fabricated on a low cost silicon substrate (GaN-on-Si die), mechanically and electrically attaching source, drain and gate contact pads of the GaN-on-Si die to corresponding contact areas of conductive tracks of the header, then entirely removing the silicon substrate. The exposed substrate-surface of the epi-layer stack is coated with the composite dielectric thermal layer. Preferably, the header comprises a ceramic dielectric support layer having a CTE matched to the GaN epi-layer stack. The thermal dielectric layer comprises a high dielectric strength thermoplastic polymer and a dielectric filler having a high thermal conductivity. This structure offers improved electrical breakdown resistance and effective thermal dissipation compared to conventional GaN-on-Si device structures.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a buffer layer formed with a semiconductor adapted to produce piezoelectric polarization, and a channel layer stacked on the buffer layer, wherein a two-dimensional hole gas, generated in the channel layer by piezoelectric polarization of the buffer layer, is used as a carrier of the channel layer. On a complementary semiconductor device, the semiconductor device described above and an n-type field effect transistor are formed on the same compound semiconductor substrate. Also, a level shift circuit is manufactured by using the semiconductor device. Further, a semiconductor device manufacturing method includes forming a compound semiconductor base portion, forming a buffer layer on the base portion, forming a channel layer on the buffer layer, forming a gate on the channel layer, and forming a drain and source with the gate therebetween on the channel layer.
摘要:
An embodiment of a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate that includes an upper surface and a channel, a gate electrode disposed over the substrate electrically coupled to the channel, and a Schottky metal layer disposed over the substrate adjacent the gate electrode. The Schottky metal layer includes a Schottky contact electrically coupled to the channel which provides a Schottky junction and at least one alignment mark disposed over the semiconductor substrate. A method for fabricating the semiconductor device includes creating an isolation region that defines an active region along an upper surface of a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate electrode over the semiconductor substrate in the active region, and forming a Schottky metal layer over the semiconductor substrate. Forming the Schottky metal layer includes forming at least one Schottky contact electrically coupled to the channel and providing a Schottky junction, and forming an alignment mark in the isolation region.
摘要:
An integrated power module having a depletion mode device and an enhancement mode device that is configured to prevent an accidental on-state condition for the depletion mode device during a gate signal loss is disclosed. In particular, the disclosed integrated power module is structured to provide improved isolation and thermal conductivity. The structure includes a substrate having a bottom drain pad for the depletion mode device disposed on the substrate and an enhancement mode device footprint-sized cavity that extends through the substrate to the bottom drain pad. A thermally conductive and electrically insulating slug substantially fills the cavity to provide a higher efficient thermal path between the enhancement mode device and the bottom drain pad for the depletion mode device.
摘要:
A power cell designed for an RF power amplifier comprises an enhancement MOSFET formed in an P-Well in an P-Substrate and a Schottky MOSFET formed in an N-Well in the same P-Substrate with a horizontal or a vertical channel between the source, drain, and gate electrodes of the Schottky MOSFET. The source node of the enhancement MOSFET and source node of the Schottky MOSFET are connected together to form the power cell.
摘要:
A power cell designed for an RF power amplifier comprises an enhancement MOSFET formed in an P-Well in an P-Substrate and a depletion or Schottky MOSFET formed in an N-Well in the same P-Substrate with a horizontal or a vertical channel between the source, drain, and gate electrodes of the depletion or Schottky MOSFET. The source node of the enhancement MOSFET and source node of the depletion or Schottky MOSFET are connected together to form the power cell.
摘要:
A method for yield improvement of trench MOS barrier Schottky (TMBS) devices includes: forming a plurality of trenches in a substrate; forming a gate dielectric layer over a surface of the substrate and inner surfaces of the trenches; forming gates in the trenches; forming a first barrier dielectric layer, a second barrier dielectric layer and an intermediate dielectric layer over the trenches; etching the intermediate dielectric layer with the second barrier dielectric layer serving as an etch stop layer to form a window for forming contact holes; etching a portion of the second barrier dielectric layer within the window using the first barrier dielectric layer as an etch stop layer; and etching in the window to remove a portion of the first barrier dielectric layer overlying the gates and a portion of the gate dielectric layer overlying the substrate.
摘要:
According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a conductive substrate, a Schottky barrier diode, and a field-effect transistor. The Schottky barrier diode is mounted on the conductive substrate and includes an anode electrode and a cathode electrode. The anode electrode is electrically connected to the conductive substrate. The field-effect transistor is mounted on the conductive substrate and includes a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate electrode. The source electrode of the field-effect transistor is electrically connected to the cathode electrode of the Schottky barrier diode. The gate electrode of the field-effect transistor is electrically connected to the anode electrode of the Schottky barrier diode.