IP Library Granted Patent US 11,908,689
Granted Patent B2
US 11,908,689 · App. 18/268,949 · Granted Feb 20, 2024

Method for fabricating GaN chip and GaN chip

Inventors: Fen Guo (Jiangsu, CN); Kang Su (Jiangsu, CN); Lang Zhou (Jiangsu, CN); Tuo Li (Jiangsu, CN); Hongtao Man (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignee: INSPUR SUZHOU INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H01L21/0254H01L21/6835H01L21/7688H01L21/7806
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Patent No.
US 11,908,689
App. No.
18/268,949
Granted
Feb 20, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a method, a system, a device, and a storage medium for fabricating a GaN chip. The method includes: growing a Nb 2 N sacrificial layer on an original substrate, and growing a GaN insertion layer on the Nb 2 N sacrificial layer; growing a Ta 2 N sacrificial layer on the GaN insertion layer, and growing a semiconductor layer on the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer to form a GaN wafer; bonding the GaN wafer with a first surface of a temporary carrier, and removing the Nb 2 N sacrificial layer and the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer; and transferring remaining material after removal of the Nb 2 N sacrificial layer and the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer to a target substrate, and removing the temporary carrier from the remaining material to form the GaN chip.

Claims (40)

1. A method for fabricating a GaN chip, comprising:

growing a Nb 2 N sacrificial layer on an original substrate, and growing a GaN insertion layer on the Nb 2 N sacrificial layer;

growing a Ta 2 N sacrificial layer on the GaN insertion layer, and growing a semiconductor layer on the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer to form a GaN wafer;

bonding the GaN wafer with a first surface of a temporary carrier, and removing the Nb 2 N sacrificial layer and the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer; and

transferring remaining material after removal of the Nb 2 N sacrificial layer and the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer to a target substrate, and removing the temporary carrier from the remaining material to form the GaN chip.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein growing the Nb 2 N sacrificial layer on the original substrate comprises:

fabricating the Nb 2 N sacrificial layer with a thickness of 0-50 nm on the original substrate.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein growing the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer on the GaN insertion layer comprises:

fabricating the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer with a thickness of 0-50 nm on the GaN insertion layer.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein bonding the GaN wafer with the first surface of the temporary carrier comprises:

coating the first surface of the temporary carrier with an adhesive material, placing the temporary carrier on a hot plate for baking, and then cooling the temporary carrier.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein coating the first surface of the temporary carrier with the adhesive material comprises:

coating the first surface of the temporary carrier with the adhesive material by a spin coating method, and controlling a rotation speed to be 1200-3000 rpm and a time to be 30-60 seconds.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein placing the temporary carrier on the hot plate for baking comprises:

controlling the temperature of the hot plate to 120° C. and baking for 3 minutes; and

controlling the temperature of the hot plate to 180° C. and baking for 4 minutes.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein bonding the GaN wafer with the first surface of the temporary carrier comprises:

controlling a bonding temperature to 200-350° C. and a bonding force to 1000-2000 N.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein removing the Nb 2 N sacrificial layer and the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer comprises:

removing the Nb 2 N sacrificial layer and the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer by etching with hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid at a volume ratio of 1:1.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein transferring the remaining material after removal of the Nb 2 N sacrificial layer and the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer to the target substrate comprises:

activating the remaining material and the target substrate with nitrogen or oxygen, aligning the activated target substrate with the activated remaining material for attachment, and carrying out annealing.

10. A chip, fabricated by the method according to claim 1 .

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the material of the original substrate is one of SiC, GaN, sapphire, diamond, Ga 2 O 3 and AlN.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the step of growing the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer on the GaN insertion layer, the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer with hexagonal crystal structure symmetry is grown on the GaN insertion layer by thin film deposition.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the step of bonding the GaN wafer with the first surface of the temporary carrier, the wafer bonding is carried out through a wafer bonding machine, a bonding temperature is 150-200° C., a bonding time is 5-10 min, and a pressure is 0.1 MPa.

14. The method according to claim 8 , wherein in the step of removing the Nb 2 N sacrificial layer and the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer, the Nb 2 N sacrificial layer and the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer are removed by a selective wet chemical etching, the original substrate is separated from the GaN insertion layer after etching.

15. The chip according to claim 10 , wherein growing the Nb 2 N sacrificial layer on the original substrate comprises:

fabricating a Nb 2 N sacrificial layer with a thickness of 0-50 nm on the original substrate.

16. The chip according to claim 10 , wherein growing the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer on the GaN insertion layer comprises:

fabricating the Ta 2 N sacrificial layer with a thickness of 0-50 nm on the GaN insertion layer.

17. The chip according to claim 10 , wherein bonding the GaN wafer with the first surface of the temporary carrier comprises:

coating the first surface of the temporary carrier with an adhesive material, placing the temporary carrier on a hot plate for baking, and then cooling the temporary carrier.

18. The chip according to claim 17 , wherein coating the first surface of the temporary carrier with the adhesive material comprises:

coating the first surface of the temporary carrier with the adhesive material by a spin coating method, and controlling a rotation speed to be 1200-3000 rpm and a time to be 30-60 seconds.

19. The chip according to claim 17 , wherein placing the temporary carrier on the hot plate for baking comprises:

controlling the temperature of the hot plate to 120° C. and baking for 3 minutes; and

controlling the temperature of the hot plate to 180° C. and baking for 4 minutes.

20. The chip according to claim 10 , wherein bonding the GaN wafer with the first surface of the temporary carrier comprises:

controlling a bonding temperature to 200-350° C. and a bonding force to 1000-2000 N.

Assignments (2)
LICENSE Recorded Jun 30, 2026
From: IEIT SYSTEMS CO., LTD
To: AIVRES SYSTEMS INC.
Reel/Frame 075857/0939 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2023
From: GUO, FEN; SU, KANG; ZHOU, LANG; LI, TUO; MAN, HONGTAO
To: INSPUR SUZHOU INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064021/0001 →
Priority Claims (1)
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