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- 半導体デバイスの線形性を高める方法であって、
共通の半導体構造上に複数のユニット・セル・トランジスタを含む半導体デバイスを形成するステップであって、前記ユニット・セル・トランジスタは電気的に並列に接続され、前記ユニット・セル・トランジスタの各々は、それぞれのゲート・フィンガーを含み、前記ゲート・フィンガーは、隣接するソース・コンタクトとドレイン・コンタクトとの間に伸び、前記半導体デバイスは、ソース・バスと、各ソース・コンタクトを前記ソース・バスに電気的に接続する複数のソースを接続するプラグとをさらに含む、形成するステップと、
前記半導体デバイスの異なる部分をそれぞれ異なるレベルの電流でオンにするために、前記ユニット・セル・トランジスタの前記それぞれのゲート・フィンガーに、1つ又は複数の電圧信号を印加するステップとを備え、
前記ユニット・セル・トランジスタが複数のグループに分割され、前記グループの各々は複数のユニット・セル・トランジスタを含み、前記グループの各々内の前記ユニット・セル・トランジスタのしきい値電圧が、互いに0.01ボルトの範囲内にあり、
前記グループの各々がおよそ同数のユニット・セル・トランジスタを含み、
第1のグループの前記ユニット・セル・トランジスタのしきい値電圧は、第2のグループの前記ユニット・セル・トランジスタのしきい値電圧と少なくとも0.25ボルト異なる、方法。 - 第1のグループの前記ユニット・セル・トランジスタのしきい値電圧は、第2のグループの前記ユニット・セル・トランジスタのしきい値電圧と少なくとも0.5ボルト異なる、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記半導体構造が、窒化ガリウム・ベースのチャネル層、及び前記窒化ガリウム・ベースのチャネル層上の窒化ガリウム・ベースのバリア層を含み、前記ゲート・フィンガーが互いに並行して伸びる、請求項1又は2に記載の方法。
- 前記半導体デバイスの2つの前記異なる部分が、少なくとも10%異なる電流レベルを有する、請求項1に記載の方法。
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