IP Library Granted Patent US 9,397,170
Granted Patent B2
US 9,397,170 · App. 14/343,367 · Granted Jul 19, 2016

Ga2O3 semiconductor element

Inventors: Kohei Sasaki (Tokyo, JP); Masataka Higashiwaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignees: TAMURA CORPORATION; NATIONAI INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
H01L29/24H01L21/02414H01L21/02433H01L21/02565H01L21/02576H01L21/02581H01L21/02631H01L29/045H01L29/66969H01L29/772H01L29/78H01L29/7816H01L29/7824H01L29/7869H01L29/78603H01L29/812H01L29/8126
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Patent No.
US 9,397,170
App. No.
14/343,367
Granted
Jul 19, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A Ga 2 O 3 semiconductor element includes: an n-type β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film, which is formed on a high-resistance β-Ga 2 O 3 substrate directly or with other layer therebetween; a source electrode and a drain electrode, which are formed on the n-type β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film; and a gate electrode, which is formed on the n-type β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film between the source electrode and the drain electrode.

Claims (27)

1. A Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element, comprising:

a β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film that is formed on a main surface of a β-Ga 2 O 3 substrate, the main surface being rotated from 50° to 90° with respect to a (100) plane;

a source electrode and a drain electrode that are formed on a same side of the β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film;

a gate electrode that is formed on the β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film between the source electrode and the drain electrode;

a first region formed in the β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film under the source electrode and the drain electrode and including a controlled first dopant concentration; and

a second region formed to surround the first region and including a controlled second dopant concentration lower than the controlled first dopant concentration,

wherein the β-Ga 2 O 3 substrate includes a p-type dopant to be a high electrical resistance.

2. The Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor element further comprises a Ga 2 O 3 -based MISFET, and

wherein the gate electrode is formed on the β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film via a gate insulating film.

3. The Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element according to claim 1 , wherein the first region comprises a source region and a drain region formed in the β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film under the source electrode and the drain electrode, respectively.

4. The Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element according to claim 3 , wherein the β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film, the source region and the drain region are n-type, and

wherein the second region comprises a p-type or high-resistance body region formed in the β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film so as to surround the source region.

5. The Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor element further comprises a Ga 2 O 3 -based MESFET, and

wherein the gate electrode is formed directly on the β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film.

6. The Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element according to claim 5 , wherein the β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film is n-type, and

wherein the semiconductor element further comprises an n-type source region and an n-type drain region formed in the β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film under the source electrode and the drain electrode, respectively.

7. The Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element according to claim 2 , wherein the first region comprises a source region and a drain region formed in the β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film under the source electrode and the drain electrode, respectively.

8. The Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element according to claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the first region is flush with an upper surface of the β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film.

9. The Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element according to claim 8 , wherein an upper surface of the second region is flush with an upper surface of the β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film.

10. The Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element according to claim 9 , wherein the source electrode is disposed on the upper surface of the first region.

11. The Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element according to claim 9 , wherein the source electrode abuts the upper surface of the first region.

12. The Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element according to claim 11 , wherein the gate electrode is formed on the β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film via a gate insulating film disposed on a bottom surface of the gate electrode.

13. The Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element according to claim 12 , wherein a bottom surface of the gate insulating film is disposed on the upper surface of the first region.

14. The Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element according to claim 12 , wherein a bottom surface of the gate insulating film abuts the upper surface of the first region.

15. The Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element according to claim 14 , wherein the bottom surface of the gate insulating film is further disposed on the upper surface of the second region.

16. The Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element according to claim 15 , wherein the bottom surface of the gate insulating film further abuts the upper surface of the second region.

17. The Ga 2 O 3 -based semiconductor element according to claim 16 , wherein the bottom surface of the gate insulating film further abuts an upper surface of the β-Ga 2 O 3 single crystal film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2014
From: SASAKI, KOHEI; HIGASHIWAKI, MASATAKA
To: TAMURA CORPORATION; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 032396/0185 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-196435 · Sep 8, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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