摘要:
One aspect of this disclosure is a power amplifier module that includes a power amplifier configured to amplify a radio frequency (RF) signal and tantalum nitride terminated through wafer via. The power amplifier includes a heterojunction bipolar transistor and a p-type field effect transistor, in which a semiconductor portion of the p-type field effect transistor corresponds to a channel includes the same type of semiconductor material as a collector layer of the heterojunction bipolar transistor. A metal layer in the tantalum nitride terminated through wafer via is included in an electrical connection between the power amplifier on a front side of a substrate and a conductive layer on a back side of the substrate. Other embodiments of the module are provided along with related methods and components thereof.
摘要:
One aspect of this disclosure is a power amplifier module that includes a power amplifier; a wire bond pad electrically connected to the power amplifier, the wire bond pad including a nickel layer having a thickness that is less than 0.5 um, a palladium layer over the nickel layer, and a gold layer over the palladium layer; and a conductive trace having a top surface with a plated portion and an unplated portion surrounding the plated portion, the wire bond pad being disposed over the plated portion. Other embodiments of the module are provided along with related methods and components thereof.
摘要:
A transistor device includes a semiconductor body, a spacer layer, and a field plate. The spacer layer is over at least a portion of a surface of the semiconductor body. The field plate is over at least a portion of the spacer layer, and includes a first current carrying layer, a refractory metal interposer layer over the first current carrying layer, and a second current carrying layer over the refractory metal interposer layer. By including the refractory metal interposer layer between the first current carrying layer and the second current carrying layer, the electromigration of metals in the field plate is significantly reduced. Since electromigration of metals in the field plate is a common cause of transistor device failures, reducing the electromigration of metals in the field plate improves the reliability and lifetime of the transistor device.
摘要:
A power amplifier module includes a power amplifier including a GaAs bipolar transistor having a collector, a base abutting the collector, and an emitter, the collector having a doping concentration of at least about 3×1016 cm−3 at a junction with the base, the collector also having at least a first grading in which doping concentration increases away from the base; and an RF transmission line driven by the power amplifier, the RF transmission line including a conductive layer and finish plating on the conductive layer, the finish plating including a gold layer, a palladium layer proximate the gold layer, and a diffusion barrier layer proximate the palladium layer, the diffusion barrier layer including nickel and having a thickness that is less than about the skin depth of nickel at 0.9 GHz. Other embodiments of the module are provided along with related methods and components thereof.
摘要:
Disclosed are a semiconductor device having a stable gate structure, and a manufacturing method thereof, in which a gate structure is stabilized by additionally including a plurality of gate feet under a gate head in a width direction of the gate head so as to serve as supporters in a gate structure including a fine gate foot having a length of 0.2 μm or smaller, and the gate head having a predetermined size. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the gate electrode of the semiconductor device from collapsing, and improve reliability of the semiconductor device during or after the process of the semiconductor device.
摘要:
A first dielectric layer including a first opening is provided on a first surface of a semiconductor layer. A second dielectric layer is provided on top of the first dielectric layer in the first opening. A first portion of the second dielectric layer is then removed, such that a second portion of the second dielectric layer remains in the first opening. The first dielectric layer is then removed, leaving only the second portion of the second dielectric layer on the surface of the semiconductor layer. An epitaxial layer or a base dielectric layer is grown on the exposed portions of the first surface of the semiconductor layer not covered by the second portion of the second dielectric layer. The second portion of the second dielectric layer is then removed to define one or more contact windows, and a contact metal is deposited in the one or more contact windows.
摘要:
A power amplifier module includes a power amplifier including a GaAs bipolar transistor having a collector, a base abutting the collector, and an emitter, the collector having a doping concentration of at least about 3×1016 cm−3 at a junction with the base, the collector also having at least a first grading in which doping concentration increases away from the base; and an RF transmission line driven by the power amplifier, the RF transmission line including a conductive layer and finish plating on the conductive layer, the finish plating including a gold layer, a palladium layer proximate the gold layer, and a diffusion barrier layer proximate the palladium layer, the diffusion barrier layer including nickel and having a thickness that is less than about the skin depth of nickel at 0.9 GHz. Other embodiments of the module are provided along with related methods and components thereof.
摘要:
Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a field effect type compound semiconductor device in which leakage current of a device is decreased and breakdown voltage is enhanced. The method of manufacturing a field effect type compound semiconductor device includes: stacking an active layer and an ohmic layer on a substrate and forming a first oxide layer on the ohmic layer; forming a mesa region in predetermined regions of the first oxide layer, the ohmic layer, and the active layer; planarizing the mesa region after forming a nitride layer by evaporating a nitride on the mesa region; forming an ohmic electrode on the first oxide layer; forming a minute gate resist pattern after forming a second oxide layer on a semiconductor substrate in which the ohmic electrode is formed and forming a minute gate pattern having a under-cut shaped profile by dry-etching the first oxide layer, the nitride layer, and the second oxide layer; forming a gate recess region by forming a head pattern of a gamma gate electrode on the semiconductor substrate; and forming the gamma gate electrode by evaporating refractory metal on the semiconductor substrate in which the gate recess region is formed.
摘要:
Disclosed are a field-effect transistor and a manufacturing method thereof. The disclosed field-effect transistor includes: a semiconductor substrate; a source ohmic metal layer formed on one side of the semiconductor substrate; a drain ohmic metal layer formed on another side of the semiconductor substrate; a gate electrode formed between the source ohmic metal layer and the drain ohmic metal layer, on an upper portion of the semiconductor substrate; an insulating film formed on the semiconductor substrate's upper portion including the source ohmic metal layer, the drain ohmic metal layer and the gate electrode; and a plurality of field electrodes formed on an upper portion of the insulating film, wherein the insulating film below the respective field electrodes has different thicknesses.
摘要:
Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a field effect type compound semiconductor device in which leakage current of a device is decreased and breakdown voltage is enhanced. The method of manufacturing a field effect type compound semiconductor device includes: stacking an active layer and an ohmic layer on a substrate and forming a first oxide layer on the ohmic layer; forming a mesa region in predetermined regions of the first oxide layer, the ohmic layer, and the active layer; planarizing the mesa region after forming a nitride layer by evaporating a nitride on the mesa region; forming an ohmic electrode on the first oxide layer; forming a minute gate resist pattern after forming a second oxide layer on a semiconductor substrate in which the ohmic electrode is formed and forming a minute gate pattern having a under-cut shaped profile by dry-etching the first oxide layer, the nitride layer, and the second oxide layer; forming a gate recess region by forming a head pattern of a gamma gate electrode on the semiconductor substrate; and forming the gamma gate electrode by evaporating refractory metal on the semiconductor substrate in which the gate recess region is formed.