IP Library Granted Patent US 10,115,802
Granted Patent B2
US 10,115,802 · App. 15/591,697 · Granted Oct 30, 2018

Manufacturing method for compound semiconductor device

Inventor: Taku Sato (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
H01L29/66462H01L21/0254H01L21/187H01L21/304H01L21/3065H01L21/30604
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Patent No.
US 10,115,802
App. No.
15/591,697
Granted
Oct 30, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A support substrate is bonded to a GaN epitaxial substrate including at least an electron transport layer and an electron supply layer grown on a growth substrate in the Ga-polar direction such that the support substrate faces the Ga-plane of the GaN epitaxial substrate. Furthermore, at least the growth substrate is removed from the GaN epitaxial substrate so as to expose an N-plane of the GaN epitaxial substrate. Subsequently, a semiconductor element is formed on the N-plane side.

Claims (15)

1. A manufacturing method for a compound semiconductor device, wherein a semiconductor element is formed on an N-plane side of a GaN epitaxial substrate grown in a Ga-polar direction,

wherein the GaN epitaxial substrate has a multilayer structure in which an n-type conductive layer, a first GaN layer that functions as an electron transport layer, an electron supply layer, and a second GaN layer are multilayered in this order in the Ga-polar direction.

2. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein a support substrate is bonded to the GaN epitaxial substrate such that the support substrate faces a Ga-plane of the GaN epitaxial substrate.

3. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the N-plane of the GaN epitaxial substrate is exposed by removing a growth substrate that functions as a base when the GaN epitaxial substrate is formed by means of crystal growth and a buffer layer formed on the growth substrate.

4. A manufacturing method for a compound semiconductor device, wherein a semiconductor element is formed on an N-plane side of a GaN epitaxial substrate grown in a Ga-polar direction, wherein the GaN epitaxial substrate has a multilayer structure in which an n-type conductive layer that functions as a contact layer, a GaN layer that functions as an electron transport layer, and an electron supply layer are multilayered in this order in the Ga-polar direction.

5. A manufacturing method for a compound semiconductor device comprising:

bonding a support substrate to a GaN epitaxial substrate, wherein the GaN epitaxial substrate has a multilayer structure in which at least a growth substrate, an electron transport layer and an electron supply layer are multilayered in this order in a Ga-polar direction, and wherein the support substrate faces a Ga-plane of the GaN epitaxial substrate;

removing at least the growth substrate from the GaN epitaxial substrate so as to expose an N-plane of the GaN epitaxial substrate; and

forming a semiconductor element on the N-plane side.

6. The manufacturing method according to claim 5 , wherein the GaN epitaxial substrate comprises the growth substrate, a buffer layer, an n-type conductive layer, a first GaN layer that functions as the electron transport layer, the electron supply layer, and a second GaN layer.

7. The manufacturing method according to claim 6 , wherein, in order to expose the N-plane, the growth substrate and the buffer layer are removed.

8. The manufacturing method according to claim 5 , wherein the growth substrate is configured as a Si substrate.

9. The manufacturing method according to claim 5 , wherein the growth substrate is removed by means of at least one from among grinding and wet etching.

10. The manufacturing method according to claim 6 , wherein the buffer layer is removed by means of dry etching.

11. The manufacturing method according to claim 5 , wherein the support substrate comprises at least one from among a flexible substrate, an AIN substrate, a SiC substrate, a graphite substrate, a Cu substrate, and a Si substrate.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Dec 18, 2018
From: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
To: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047987/0626 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2017
From: SATO, TAKU
To: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042326/0212 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-121845 · Jun 20, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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