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Granted Patent B2
US 11,810,962 · App. 16/911,658 · Granted Nov 7, 2023

High electron mobility transistor and method for forming the same

Inventors: Cheng-Wei Chou (Taoyuan, TW); Hsin-Chih Lin (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation
H01L29/66462H01L21/0254H01L21/32133H01L23/552H01L29/2003H01L29/205H01L29/401H01L29/41725H01L29/7787
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,810,962
App. No.
16/911,658
Granted
Nov 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for forming a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes forming a buffer layer on a transparent substrate. The method further includes forming a barrier layer on the buffer layer. A channel region is formed in the buffer layer adjacent to the interface between the buffer layer and the barrier layer. The method further includes forming a dielectric layer on the barrier layer. The method further includes forming source/drain electrodes through the dielectric layer and the barrier layer and disposed on the buffer layer. The method further includes forming a shielding layer conformally covering the dielectric layer and the source/drain electrodes. The method further includes performing a thermal process on the source/drain electrodes.

Claims (15)

1. A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT), comprising:

a buffer layer disposed on a transparent substrate;

a barrier layer disposed on the buffer layer, wherein a channel region is disposed in the buffer layer adjacent to an interface between the buffer layer and the barrier layer;

a dielectric layer disposed on the barrier layer;

source/drain electrodes through the dielectric layer and the barrier layer disposed on the buffer layer, wherein bottom surfaces of the source/drain electrodes are in physical contact with the channel region, wherein the bottom surfaces of the source/drain electrodes and a top surface of the channel region constitute an interface;

a shielding layer covering an upper surface and two sidewalls of the source/drain electrodes, wherein the shielding layer comprises light blocking materials; and

an etch stop layer conformally covering the dielectric layer and the source/drain electrodes and disposed under the shielding layer.

2. The high electron mobility transistor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the shielding layer is further disposed on the dielectric layer discontinuously, and the shielding layer covers the two sidewalls of the source/drain electrodes.

3. The high electron mobility transistor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the etch stop layer and the dielectric layer are both oxides.

4. The high electron mobility transistor as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a gate electrode disposed on the barrier layer and disposed between the source/drain electrodes.

5. The high electron mobility transistor as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising:

a band adjustment layer disposed on the barrier layer and under the gate electrode;

wherein the band adjustment layer is a P-type doped III-V semiconductor.

6. The high electron mobility transistor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the shielding layer comprises TiN, Al, Ag, Cu, AlCu, Pt, W, Ru, Ni, TaN, TiAlN, TiW, TiO, TiO 2 , or a combination thereof.

Continuity (2)
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