IP Library Granted Patent US 10,741,653
Granted Patent B2
US 10,741,653 · App. 16/569,218 · Granted Aug 11, 2020

Bond-over-active circuity gallium nitride devices

Inventors: Woochul Jeon (Phoenix, AZ); Chun-Li Liu (Scottsdale, AZ)
Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
H01L29/41758H01L23/4824H01L23/535H01L29/2003H01L29/42376H01L29/7787H01L29/7786
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Patent No.
US 10,741,653
App. No.
16/569,218
Granted
Aug 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Implementations of semiconductor devices may include: a first layer with a plurality of cells, each cell having a drain finger, a source finger and a gate ring; a second layer having a drain pad and a source pad, the drain pad having a width and a source pad having a width substantially the same as the drain pad; wherein a width of each drain finger of the first layer is wider than a width of each source finger of the first layer; and wherein each drain pad is coupled to each drain finger through a first contact and the source pad is coupled to each source finger through a second contact, where a width of the first contact is wider than a width of the second contact.

Claims (38)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first metal layer comprising an active area and a non-active area;

a second metal layer comprising at least one drain pad, at least one source pad and at least one gate pad; and

at least one gate bus;

wherein the active area comprises a plurality of source fingers and a plurality of drain fingers interdigitated with one another;

wherein the at least one drain pad is coupled to the plurality of drain fingers at one end of the plurality of drain fingers;

wherein the at least one drain pad is located only in the non-active area of the first metal layer; and

wherein the first metal layer is electrically coupled to the second metal layer.

2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of drain fingers are coupled together at one end.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising a single contact between the at least one drain pad and the plurality of drain fingers.

4. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one source pad is located only in the active area of the first metal layer.

5. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising a second source pad and wherein the at least one drain pad is located between the at least one source pad and the second source pad.

6. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising a second drain pad, wherein the at least one source pad is located between the at least one drain pad and the second drain pad.

7. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first metal layer comprising an active area and a non-active area; and

a second metal layer comprising at least one drain pad, at least one source pad and at least one gate pad;

wherein the active area comprises a plurality of source fingers and a plurality of drain fingers interdigitated with one another;

wherein the at least one drain pad is coupled to the plurality of drain fingers at one end of the plurality of drain fingers;

wherein the at least one drain pad is located only in the non-active area of the first metal layer; and

wherein the first metal layer is electrically coupled to the second metal layer.

8. The semiconductor device of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of drain fingers are coupled together at one end.

9. The semiconductor device of claim 7 , further comprising a single contact between the at least one drain pad and the plurality of drain fingers.

10. The semiconductor device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one source pad is located only in the active area of the first metal layer.

11. The semiconductor device of claim 7 , further comprising a second source pad and wherein the at least one drain pad is located between the at least one source pad and the second source pad.

12. The semiconductor device of claim 7 , further comprising a second drain pad, wherein the at least one source pad is located between the at least one drain pad and the second drain pad.

13. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first metal layer comprising an active area and a non-active area;

a second metal layer comprising at least one drain pad and at least one source pad; and

one of at least one gate bus, at least one gate pad, or at least one gate bus and at least one gate pad;

wherein the active area comprises a plurality of source fingers and a plurality of drain fingers interdigitated with one another;

wherein the at least one drain pad is coupled to the plurality of drain fingers at one end of the plurality of drain fingers;

wherein the at least one drain pad is located only in the non-active area of the first metal layer; and

wherein the first metal layer is electrically coupled to the second metal layer.

14. The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of drain fingers are coupled together at one end.

15. The semiconductor device of claim 13 , further comprising a single contact between the at least one drain pad and the plurality of drain fingers.

16. The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein the at least one source pad is located only in the active area of the first metal layer.

17. The semiconductor device of claim 13 , further comprising a second source pad and wherein the at least one drain pad is located between the at least one source pad and the second source pad.

18. The semiconductor device of claim 13 , further comprising a second drain pad, wherein the at least one source pad is located between the at least one drain pad and the second drain pad.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL 051145, FRAME 0062 Recorded Jun 23, 2023
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC; FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064079/0474 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EXCLUSION OF FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION OF CONVEYING PARTY PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 051145 FRAME 0062. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Dec 3, 2019
From: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC; FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 051170/0781 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2019
From: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 051145/0062 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2019
From: JEON, WOOCHUL; LIU, CHUN-LI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 050361/0421 →