IP Library Granted Patent US 7,038,244
Granted Patent B2
US 7,038,244 · App. 10/994,261 · Granted May 2, 2006

Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 7,038,244
App. No.
10/994,261
Granted
May 2, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a sub-collector layer, a collector layer, a base layer, an emitter layer, and an emitter cap layer, which are sequentially laminated on a substrate. It also includes an emitter electrode, a base electrode, and a collector electrode, which are respectively formed on the emitter cap layer, the base layer, and the sub-collector layer. The sub-collector layer is made up of a first sub-collector layer adjacent to the substrate and a second sub-collector layer adjacent to the collector layer. In the area between adjacent device elements, the first sub-collector layer has an element insulating region created by ion implantation, and the second sub-collector layer has a recess-shaped element insulating region.

Claims (7)

1. A semiconductor device including a sub-collector layer, a collector layer, a base layer, an emitter layer, and an emitter cap layer sequentially laminated on a substrate, and an emitter electrode, a base electrode, and a collector electrode respectively formed on the emitter cap layer, the base layer, and the sub-collector layer,

wherein the sub-collector layer comprises a first sub-collector layer adjacent to the substrate and a second sub-collector layer adjacent to the collector layer, and

the first sub-collector layer includes an element insulating region created by ion implantation, and the second sub-collector layer includes a recess-shaped element insulating region, each region created between adjacent device elements.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second sub-collector layers are formed of different materials having etching selectivity against each other.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising an etching stop layer placed between the first and second sub-collector layers, allowing selective etching for each of the first and second sub-collector layers, and including the recess-shaped element insulating region continuing from the second sub-collector layer.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising an etching stop layer placed between the first and second sub-collector layers, allowing selective etching for each of the first and second sub-collector layers, and including the element insulating region continuing from the first sub-collector layer, created by ion implantation.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein the etching stop layer is formed of InGaP having a crystal structure where superlattice ordering partially occurs.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044928/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2013
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030783/0873 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 11, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025346/0840 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2006
From: NEC COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, LTD.
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017765/0219 →