JP7473638B2 - 伝導チャネルに近接した階段状フィールド・プレート及び関連する製造方法 - Google Patents
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- 半導体層構造体と、
前記半導体層構造体上のソース電極及びドレイン電極と、
前記ソース電極と前記ドレイン電極との間の前記半導体層構造体の表面上のゲートと、
前記ゲートに隣接する第1の部分、及び前記ソース電極又はドレイン電極に隣接する第2の部分を含むフィールド・プレートであって、前記第2の部分が前記第1の部分よりも前記半導体層構造体の前記表面から遠く、且つ前記ゲートの延在部分よりも前記半導体層構造体の前記表面に近く、前記ゲートの延在部分がスペーサ絶縁体層の表面に沿って前記フィールド・プレートの前記第1の部分に向かって横方向に延在し、前記フィールド・プレートの前記第1の部分及び前記第2の部分が前記スペーサ絶縁体層の前記表面の下にある、フィールド・プレートと、
を備え、
前記フィールド・プレートの前記第1の部分と前記ゲートの前記延在部分が互いに向かって横方向に延在し、前記半導体層構造体の前記表面に垂直な方向において重なり合わない、トランジスタ。 - 前記スペーサ絶縁体層は、前記フィールド・プレートの前記第1の部分、前記フィールド・プレートの前記第2の部分、及び前記ゲートの前記延在部分を前記半導体層構造体の前記表面から分離する第1、第2、及び第3の厚さをそれぞれ画定するように前記半導体層構造体の前記表面上に積層された複数のスペーサ層を含む、請求項1に記載のトランジスタ。
- 前記複数のスペーサ層が前記ゲートの両側で同一平面の表面を画定し、前記ゲートの前記延在部分が前記同一平面の表面のうちの1つに沿って前記フィールド・プレートの前記第1の部分に向かって横方向に延在する、請求項2に記載のトランジスタ。
- 前記複数のスペーサ層が、
表面に凹部を含む第1のスペーサ層と、
前記凹部内の第1の部分及び前記凹部の外側の前記第1のスペーサ層の前記表面上の第2の部分を含む第2のスペーサ層であって、前記第2のスペーサ層の前記第1及び第2の部分が、前記フィールド・プレートの前記第1及び第2の部分と前記半導体層構造体の前記表面との間にそれぞれある、第2のスペーサ層と、
前記第2のスペーサ層上に前記同一平面の表面を含み、前記フィールド・プレートが間に挟まれた第3のスペーサ層と、
を備える、請求項3に記載のトランジスタ。 - 前記ゲートの前記延在部分が、前記ゲートの前記両側で前記同一平面の表面に直接沿って横方向に延在するサイドローブ部分を含む、請求項3又は4に記載のトランジスタ。
- 前記ゲートをその両側で前記複数のスペーサ層のうちの1つ又は複数から分離する側壁スペーサであって、前記フィールド・プレートの前記第1の部分が、前記ゲートに向かって横方向に延在し、前記側壁スペーサのうちの1つによって前記ゲートから分離されている、側壁スペーサをさらに備える、請求項5に記載のトランジスタ。
- 前記フィールド・プレートが第1のフィールド・プレートであり、前記トランジスタが、
前記スペーサ絶縁体層の前記表面上の第2のフィールド・プレートであって、前記スペーサ絶縁体層の一部を貫通して前記第1のフィールド・プレートに接触する、第2のフィールド・プレートをさらに備える、請求項2から4までのいずれかに記載のトランジスタ。 - 前記半導体層構造体は、ヘテロ接合を間に画定するチャネル層及び障壁層を備え、
前記ソース電極及び前記ドレイン電極は、前記障壁層上にあり、
前記ゲートは、前記障壁層上にあり、更に、前記ゲートの両側から前記ソース電極及び前記ドレイン電極に向かって横方向にそれぞれ延在するサイドローブ部分を含み、
前記フィールド・プレートは、前記ゲートと前記ドレイン電極との間の前記障壁層上にあり、
前記スペーサ絶縁体層は、前記フィールド・プレートが間に挟まれた複数のスペーサ層を含み、前記スペーサ層が前記ゲートの前記両側で前記障壁層上に積層され、前記ゲートの前記サイドローブ部分を前記障壁層から分離する、スペーサ絶縁体層を備える、請求項1に記載のトランジスタ。 - 前記スペーサ層が前記ゲートの前記両側に均一な厚さを有する、請求項8に記載のトランジスタ。
- ヘテロ接合を間に画定するチャネル層及び障壁層を形成するステップと、
前記障壁層上にソース電極、ドレイン電極、及びゲートを形成するステップであって、前記ゲートが前記ゲートの両側から前記ソース電極及び前記ドレイン電極に向かって横方向にそれぞれ延在するサイドローブ部分を含む、ステップと、
前記障壁層上にスペーサ絶縁体層及びフィールド・プレートを形成するステップであって、前記スペーサ絶縁体層が前記フィールド・プレートが間に挟まれた複数のスペーサ層を含み、前記スペーサ層が、前記ゲートの前記両側で前記障壁層上に積層され、前記ゲートの前記サイドローブ部分を前記障壁層から分離し、前記ゲートのサイドローブ部分は、前記スペーサ絶縁体層の表面に沿って横方向に延在しており、前記フィールド・プレートは、前記ゲートに隣接する第1の部分と、前記ソース電極または前記ドレイン電極に隣接する第2の部分とからなり、前記第2の部分は、前記第1の部分よりも前記障壁層の表面から遠く、前記第1の部分および前記第2の部分は、前記スペーサ絶縁体層の前記表面の下にある、ステップと、
を含み、
前記複数のスペーサ層が同一平面の表面を画定し、前記ゲートの前記サイドローブ部分が前記表面のすぐ上で横方向に延在する、トランジスタを製造する方法。 - 前記スペーサ絶縁体層及び前記フィールド・プレートを形成するステップが、
表面に凹部を含む第1のスペーサ層を形成するステップと、
前記凹部内の第1の部分及び前記凹部の外側の前記第1のスペーサ層の前記表面上の第2の部分を含む第2のスペーサ層を形成するステップと、
前記第2のスペーサ層の前記第1及び第2の部分上に前記フィールド・プレートの前記第1及び第2の部分をそれぞれ形成するステップと、
前記第2のスペーサ層並びに前記フィールド・プレートの前記第1及び第2の部分の上に第3のスペーサ層を形成するステップと、
を含む、請求項10に記載の方法。 - 前記フィールド・プレートが第1のフィールド・プレートであり、
前記方法が、
前記第3のスペーサ層を貫通する開口部を形成して、前記第1のフィールド・プレートの前記第1の部分又は第2の部分のうちの少なくとも1つを露出させるステップと、
第2のフィールド・プレートを前記第3のスペーサ層上に形成し、前記第1のフィールド・プレートに接触するように前記開口部内に延在させる、ステップと、
をさらに含む、請求項11に記載の方法。
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