CA1090458A - Manufacture of gaas - gaaias semiconductor devices - Google Patents

Manufacture of gaas - gaaias semiconductor devices

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CA1090458A
CA1090458A CA285,165A CA285165A CA1090458A CA 1090458 A CA1090458 A CA 1090458A CA 285165 A CA285165 A CA 285165A CA 1090458 A CA1090458 A CA 1090458A
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layer
arsenide
gallium
gallium aluminium
layers
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French (fr)
Inventor
Willem Nijman
Peter J. Dewaard
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Koninklijke Philips NV
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Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken NV
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10H—INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS
    • H10H20/00—Individual inorganic light-emitting semiconductor devices having potential barriers, e.g. light-emitting diodes [LED]
    • H10H20/80—Constructional details
    • H10H20/81—Bodies
    • H10H20/822—Materials of the light-emitting regions
    • H10H20/824—Materials of the light-emitting regions comprising only Group III-V materials, e.g. GaP
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/20—Structure or shape of the semiconductor body to guide the optical wave ; Confining structures perpendicular to the optical axis, e.g. index or gain guiding, stripe geometry, broad area lasers, gain tailoring, transverse or lateral reflectors, special cladding structures, MQW barrier reflection layers
    • H01S5/22—Structure or shape of the semiconductor body to guide the optical wave ; Confining structures perpendicular to the optical axis, e.g. index or gain guiding, stripe geometry, broad area lasers, gain tailoring, transverse or lateral reflectors, special cladding structures, MQW barrier reflection layers having a ridge or stripe structure
    • H01S5/227—Buried mesa structure ; Striped active layer
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/10—Semiconductor bodies
    • H10F77/12—Active materials
    • H10F77/124—Active materials comprising only Group III-V materials, e.g. GaAs
    • H10F77/1248—Active materials comprising only Group III-V materials, e.g. GaAs having three or more elements, e.g. GaAlAs, InGaAs or InGaAsP
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P14/00—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars
    • H10P14/20—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials
    • H10P14/29—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials characterised by the substrates
    • H10P14/2901—Materials
    • H10P14/2907—Materials being Group IIIA-VA materials
    • H10P14/2911—Arsenides
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P14/00—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars
    • H10P14/20—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials
    • H10P14/32—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials characterised by intermediate layers between substrates and deposited layers
    • H10P14/3202—Materials thereof
    • H10P14/3214—Materials thereof being Group IIIA-VA semiconductors
    • H10P14/3221—Arsenides
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P14/00—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars
    • H10P14/20—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials
    • H10P14/32—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials characterised by intermediate layers between substrates and deposited layers
    • H10P14/3242—Structure
    • H10P14/3244—Layer structure
    • H10P14/3251—Layer structure consisting of three or more layers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P14/00—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars
    • H10P14/20—Formation of materials, e.g. in the shape of layers or pillars of semiconductor materials
    • H10P14/34—Deposited materials, e.g. layers
    • H10P14/3402—Deposited materials, e.g. layers characterised by the chemical composition
    • H10P14/3414—Deposited materials, e.g. layers characterised by the chemical composition being group IIIA-VIA materials
    • H10P14/3421—Arsenides
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P50/00—Etching of wafers, substrates or parts of devices
    • H10P50/60—Wet etching
    • H10P50/64—Wet etching of semiconductor materials
    • H10P50/642—Chemical etching
    • H10P50/646—Chemical etching of Group III-V materials
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/20—Structure or shape of the semiconductor body to guide the optical wave ; Confining structures perpendicular to the optical axis, e.g. index or gain guiding, stripe geometry, broad area lasers, gain tailoring, transverse or lateral reflectors, special cladding structures, MQW barrier reflection layers
    • H01S5/22—Structure or shape of the semiconductor body to guide the optical wave ; Confining structures perpendicular to the optical axis, e.g. index or gain guiding, stripe geometry, broad area lasers, gain tailoring, transverse or lateral reflectors, special cladding structures, MQW barrier reflection layers having a ridge or stripe structure
    • H01S5/227—Buried mesa structure ; Striped active layer
    • H01S5/2275—Buried mesa structure ; Striped active layer mesa created by etching
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y02E10/544—Solar cells from Group III-V materials

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Geometry (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
  • Weting (AREA)
  • Crystals, And After-Treatments Of Crystals (AREA)
  • Led Devices (AREA)
  • Liquid Deposition Of Substances Of Which Semiconductor Devices Are Composed (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
  • Electrodes Of Semiconductors (AREA)
CA285,165A 1976-08-30 1977-08-18 Manufacture of gaas - gaaias semiconductor devices Expired CA1090458A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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NL7609607 1976-08-30
NL7609607A NL7609607A (nl) 1976-08-30 1976-08-30 Werkwijze voor het vervaardigen van een half- geleiderinrichting en halfgeleiderinrichting vervaardigd met behulp van de werkwijze.

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CA1090458A true CA1090458A (en) 1980-11-25

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US (1) US4137107A (Direct)
JP (1) JPS5329666A (Direct)
AR (1) AR210970A1 (Direct)
AU (1) AU504549B2 (Direct)
BR (1) BR7705750A (Direct)
CA (1) CA1090458A (Direct)
DE (1) DE2737150A1 (Direct)
FR (1) FR2363201A1 (Direct)
GB (1) GB1530085A (Direct)
IT (1) IT1086123B (Direct)
NL (1) NL7609607A (Direct)
SE (1) SE7709678L (Direct)

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FR2363201B1 (Direct) 1983-02-04
GB1530085A (en) 1978-10-25
JPS567290B2 (Direct) 1981-02-17
AR210970A1 (es) 1977-09-30
DE2737150A1 (de) 1978-03-09
US4137107A (en) 1979-01-30
AU504549B2 (en) 1979-10-18
NL7609607A (nl) 1978-03-02
SE7709678L (sv) 1978-03-01
JPS5329666A (en) 1978-03-20
DE2737150C2 (Direct) 1989-10-12
BR7705750A (pt) 1978-07-04
AU2831577A (en) 1979-03-08
FR2363201A1 (fr) 1978-03-24
IT1086123B (it) 1985-05-28

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