IP Library Granted Patent US 7,709,860
Granted Patent B2
US 7,709,860 · App. 12/432,113 · Granted May 4, 2010

High electron mobility transistor semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof

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Patent No.
US 7,709,860
App. No.
12/432,113
Granted
May 4, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a method of forming a semiconductor device on a semiconductor substrate ( 100 ), a photoresist layer ( 102 ) is deposited on the semiconductor substrate; a window ( 106 ) is formed in the photoresist layer ( 102 ) by electron beam lithography; a conformal layer ( 108 ) is deposited on the photoresist layer ( 102 ) and in the window ( 106 ); and substantially all of the conformal layer ( 108 ) is selectively removed from the photoresist layer ( 102 ) and a bottom portion of the window to form dielectric sidewalls ( 110 ) in the window ( 106 ).

Claims (9)

1. A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) device for a sub-millimeter wave amplifier operating in frequencies from 300 GHz to 3 THz, comprising:

a group III-V substrate;

a first source electrode and a second source electrode disposed on the substrate;

a drain electrode disposed on the substrate; and

a first metal gate finger disposed between the first source electrode and the drain electrode, and a second metal gate finger disposed between the drain electrode and the source electrode, the first and second metal gate fingers each comprising a metal T-gate having a width less than approximately 50 nm and greater than 0 nm.

2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate further comprises an indium phosphate substrate with an In 0.75 Ga 0.25 As channel.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second metal gate fingers comprises the metal T-gate comprising one of titanium, platinum and gold.

4. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second metal gate fingers comprises the metal T-gate having a width of approximately 35 nm.

5. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second metal gate fingers comprises the metal T-gate, wherein the metal T-gate includes sidewall portions composed of a dielectric material.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2010
From: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS CORP.
To: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2009
From: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORTION
To: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS CORP.
Reel/Frame 023699/0551 →