IP Library Granted Patent US 8,431,963
Granted Patent B2
US 8,431,963 · App. 12/770,018 · Granted Apr 30, 2013

Field-effect transistor

Inventors: Isao Takenaka (Kanagawa, JP); Kazunori Asano (Kanagawa, JP); Kohji Ishikura (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,431,963
App. No.
12/770,018
Granted
Apr 30, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A field-effect transistor according to the present invention includes a silicon substrate that has a resistivity of not more than 0.02 Ω·cm, a channel layer that is formed on the silicon substrate and has a thickness of at least 5 μm, a barrier layer that is formed on the channel layer and supplies the channel layer with electrons, a two dimensional electron gas layer that is formed by a hetero junction between the channel layer and the barrier layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode that each form an ohmic contact with the barrier layer, and a gate electrode that is formed between the source electrode and the drain electrode, and forms a Schottky barrier junction with the barrier layer.

Claims (10)

1. A field-effect transistor comprising:

a silicon substrate that has a resistivity smaller than 0.02 Ω·cm;

a channel layer that is formed on the silicon substrate and has a thickness of at least 5 μm;

a barrier layer that is formed on the channel layer and supplies the channel layer with electrons;

a two dimensional electron gas layer that is formed by a hetero junction between the channel layer and the barrier layer;

a source electrode and a drain electrode that each form an ohmic contact with the barrier layer; and

a gate electrode that is formed between the source electrode and the drain electrode, and forms a Schottky barrier junction with the barrier layer.

2. The field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the resistivity of the silicon substrate is at least 0.001 Ω·cm and smaller than 0.02 Ω·cm.

3. The field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the channel layer is at least 5 μm and not more than 10 μm.

4. The field-effect transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the channel layer is formed by i-GaN, and the barrier layer is formed by i-Al x Ga 1-x N (x=0.1 to 0.3).

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044928/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 26, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025191/0985 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2010
From: TAKENAKA, ISAO; ASANO, KAZUNORI; ISHIKURA, KOHJI
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024310/0073 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-123188 · May 21, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100295097A1 · Nov 25, 2010