IP Library Granted Patent US 12690221
Granted Patent B2
US 12690221 · App. 18/322,716 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof

Inventor: Kai Cheng (Suzhou, CN)
Assignee: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
H10D30/4755H10D30/015H10D62/605H10D62/8503
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Patent No.
US 12690221
App. No.
18/322,716
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided in the present application provides. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate and a heterojunction structure located on the substrate. The heterojunction structure includes a channel layer and a barrier layer located on the channel layer. The channel layer includes at least one n-type doped layer. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor structure includes: providing a substrate; forming a heterojunction structure on the substrate, where forming the heterojunction structure includes: forming a channel layer on the substrate, doping the channel layer to form an n-type doped layer; forming a barrier layer on the channel layer; forming a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode, the gate electrode is located on the heterojunction structure, and the source electrode and the drain electrode are located on two sides of the grid electrode, separately.

Claims (29)

1 . A semiconductor structure, comprising:

a substrate; and

a heterojunction structure located on the substrate, wherein the heterojunction structure comprises a channel layer and a barrier layer located on the channel layer; and the channel layer comprises at least one n-type doped layer;

wherein a lowest layer of the at least one n-type doped layer is located at an interface of the channel layer close to the substrate.

2 . The semiconductor structure according to claim 1 , further comprising: a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode, wherein the gate electrode is located on the barrier layer, and the source electrode and the drain electrode are located on two sides of the gate electrode separately.

3 . The semiconductor structure according to claim 1 , wherein the channel layer comprises a plurality of n-type doped layers, and the plurality of n-type doped layers are spaced in a direction of a thickness of the channel layer.

4 . The semiconductor structure according to claim 3 , wherein doping concentrations of the plurality of n-type doped layers vary in gradient.

5 . The semiconductor structure according to claim 4 , wherein in a direction where the substrate points towards the barrier layer, the doping concentrations of the plurality of n-type doped layers gradually decrease.

6 . The semiconductor structure according to claim 3 , wherein in a direction where the substrate points towards the barrier layer, thicknesses of the plurality of n-type doped layers vary in gradient.

7 . The semiconductor structure according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least one n-type doped layer is a wide bandgap semiconductor layer comprising In element.

8 . The semiconductor structure according to claim 7 , wherein in a direction where the substrate points towards the barrier layer, a content of In element in the at least one of the at least one n-type doped layer gradually decreases.

9 . The semiconductor structure according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of n-type doped layers are wide bandgap semiconductor layers comprising In elements; in a direction where the substrate points towards the barrier layer, contents of In element in the plurality of n-type doped layers gradually decrease.

10 . The semiconductor structure according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor structure further comprises a back barrier layer located between the substrate and the heterojunction structure.

11 . The semiconductor structure according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a heavily doped n-type semiconductor layer, which is located at both sides of the heterojunction structure; wherein the heavily doped n-type semiconductor layer extends into the channel layer, and the source electrode and the drain electrode are located on the heavily doped n-type semiconductor layer.

12 . The semiconductor structure according to claim 11 , wherein in a direction where the channel layer points towards the barrier layer, a width of the heavily doped n-type semiconductor layer varies in a gradient decrease, a linear decrease, or a combination of a gradient decrease and a linear decrease.

13 . A method of manufacturing semiconductor substrate, comprising:

providing a substrate;

forming a heterojunction structure on the substrate, wherein forming the heterojunction structure on the substrate comprises: forming a channel layer on the substrate, doping the channel layer to form at least one n-type doped layer, and forming a barrier layer on the channel layer; and

forming a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode, wherein the gate electrode is located on the heterojunction structure, and the source electrode and the drain electrode are located on two sides of the gate electrode separately;

wherein a lowest layer of the at least one n-type doped layer is located at an interface of the channel layer close to the substrate.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the channel layer comprises a plurality of n-type doped layers, and the plurality of n-type doped layers are spaced in a direction of a thickness of the channel layer.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein at least one of: doping concentrations of the plurality of n-type doped layers vary in gradient, or thicknesses of the plurality of n-type doped layers vary in gradient.

16 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein at least one of the at least one n-type doped layer is a wide bandgap semiconductor layer comprising In element.

17 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the heterojunction structure comprises a gate region, and the gate electrode is located on the gate region; after forming the heterojunction structure located on the substrate, the method further comprises:

etching parts of the channel layer and the barrier layer located at two sides of the gate region;

laterally etching the channel layer further;

growing a heavily doped n-type semiconductor layer on a side of the channel layer and a side of the barrier layer; wherein the heavily doped n-type semiconductor layer extends into the channel layer.

18 . The method according to claim 17 , wherein in a direction where the channel layer points towards the barrier layer, a width of the heavily doped n-type semiconductor layer varies in a gradient decrease, a linear decrease, or a combination of a gradient decrease and a linear decrease.