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- the present invention generally relates to semiconductor devices, and more particularly to a semiconductor device having a heterojunction.
- Patent Document 1 a nitride semiconductor device such as a field effect transistor using a GaN-based compound semiconductor material is known as a semiconductor device (Patent Document 1).
- the nitride semiconductor device described in Patent Document 1 includes a substrate made of sapphire whose principal plane has a (0001) plane orientation, a first semiconductor layer made of undoped GaN, and an upper surface of the first semiconductor layer.
- a second semiconductor layer formed of undoped Al 0.15 Ga 0.85 N, a control region partially formed on the second semiconductor layer, a gate electrode formed on the control region, A source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the second semiconductor layer;
- the control region includes a control layer and a contact layer.
- the control layer is made of p-type Al 0.15 Ga 0.85 N formed on the second semiconductor layer.
- the contact layer is made of high-concentration p-type GaN formed on the control layer.
- the loss in the on state is low.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device capable of reducing resistance.
- a semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor portion, a first electrode, and a second electrode.
- the substrate has a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other in the thickness direction of the substrate.
- the semiconductor portion is provided on the first surface of the substrate.
- the semiconductor part has a heterojunction between a first compound semiconductor part and a second compound semiconductor part, and intersects the first direction along the first surface of the substrate.
- the first electrode and the second electrode are disposed on each of the first end surface and the second end surface of the semiconductor portion in the second direction along the first surface of the substrate and along the heterojunction. .
- the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected to the heterojunction.
- the substrate is a nitride semiconductor substrate, and the first surface of the substrate is a crystal plane along the c-axis. It is preferable that the first direction is a direction along the c-axis.
- Each of the first compound semiconductor portion and the second compound semiconductor portion is preferably a nitride semiconductor.
- the semiconductor part preferably has a plurality of the heterojunctions.
- the plurality of heterojunctions are preferably parallel.
- the band gap energy of the second compound semiconductor part is larger than the band gap energy of the first compound semiconductor part.
- the semiconductor device may include a gate electrode that intersects the first direction between the first electrode and the second electrode and faces the heterojunction through at least the second compound semiconductor portion.
- a gate layer is further interposed between the gate electrode and the second compound semiconductor portion in the first direction, and forms a depletion layer in the second compound semiconductor portion and the first compound semiconductor portion. It is preferable to provide.
- the semiconductor unit further includes a third compound semiconductor unit located on the opposite side of the first compound semiconductor unit from the second compound semiconductor unit in the first direction.
- each of the band gap energy of the second compound semiconductor part and the band gap energy of the third compound semiconductor part is larger than the band gap energy of the first compound semiconductor part.
- the substrate is a nitride semiconductor substrate
- the first surface of the substrate is a crystal plane along a c-axis
- the first compound semiconductor portion, the second compound semiconductor portion, and the third compound semiconductor portion is preferably a nitride semiconductor.
- the semiconductor part preferably includes a plurality of double heterostructure parts arranged apart from each other in the first direction.
- Each of the plurality of double heterostructure portions has the third compound semiconductor portion, the first compound semiconductor portion, and the second compound semiconductor portion arranged in this order in the first direction, and the first compound semiconductor portion And a second heterojunction consisting of a heterojunction of the first compound semiconductor part and the third compound semiconductor part.
- Either one of the first electrode and the second electrode may constitute an anode electrode, and the other may constitute a cathode electrode.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of the above semiconductor device.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line X1-X1 of FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line X2-X2 of FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the semiconductor device.
- 6A to 6C are main process cross-sectional views for explaining the semiconductor device manufacturing method of the above.
- 7A to 7C are main process cross-sectional views for explaining the semiconductor device manufacturing method of the above.
- 8A to 8C are main process cross-sectional views for explaining the semiconductor device manufacturing method of the above.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a semiconductor device according to Modification 1 of the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a semiconductor device according to Modification 2 of the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 1 to 10 described in the following embodiments and the like are schematic diagrams, and the ratios of the sizes and thicknesses of the constituent elements in the drawings do not necessarily reflect actual dimensional ratios. Absent.
- the semiconductor device 1 includes a substrate 2, a semiconductor unit 3, and a first electrode 4 and a second electrode 5.
- the substrate 2 has a first surface 21 and a second surface 22 that are opposite to each other in the thickness direction D3 of the substrate 2.
- the semiconductor unit 3 is provided on the first surface 21 of the substrate 2.
- the semiconductor unit 3 includes a heterojunction 35 between the first compound semiconductor unit 31 and the second compound semiconductor unit 32 and intersecting the first direction D1 along the first surface 21 of the substrate 2.
- the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 are arranged along the first surface 21 of the substrate 2 and in the second direction D2 along the heterojunction 35.
- the first end surface 301 see FIG. 2) and the second end surface of the semiconductor unit 3 302 (see FIG. 2).
- the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 are electrically connected to the heterojunction 35.
- the semiconductor device 1 can reduce the resistance between the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5.
- the semiconductor device 1 of the present embodiment is a field effect transistor chip, and further includes a third electrode 6 in addition to the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5.
- the first electrode 4, the second electrode 5, and the third electrode 6 constitute a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate electrode, respectively.
- the first electrode 4, the second electrode 5, and the third electrode 6 may be referred to as a source electrode 4, a drain electrode 5, and a gate electrode 6, respectively.
- the planar view shape of the semiconductor device 1 is, for example, a square shape.
- the “planar shape of the semiconductor device 1” is the outer peripheral shape of the semiconductor device 1 as viewed from one direction of the thickness direction D3 of the substrate 2.
- the chip size (chip size) in plan view of the semiconductor device 1 is, for example, 1 mm ⁇ (1 mm ⁇ 1 mm), but is not limited thereto.
- the planar view shape of the semiconductor device 1 is not limited to a square shape, and may be, for example, a rectangular shape.
- the substrate 2 supports the semiconductor part 3.
- the substrate 2 is, for example, a single crystal GaN substrate. Therefore, the crystal structure of the substrate 2 is a hexagonal system.
- the first direction D1 described above is a direction along the c-axis of the substrate 2 (for example, a direction parallel to the c-axis of the substrate 2).
- the c-axis of the substrate 2 is rightward in FIG.
- the left side of FIG. 1 shows a crystal axis [0001] representing the c-axis of the substrate 2 and a crystal axis [1-100] representing the m-axis.
- the single crystal GaN substrate is a semi-insulating GaN substrate, but is not limited thereto, and may be an n-type GaN substrate.
- the substrate 2 has the first surface 21 and the second surface 22 that are opposite to each other in the thickness direction D3 of the substrate 2.
- the first surface 21 of the substrate 2 is an m-plane.
- the m plane is, for example, a (1-100) plane.
- the sign of “ ⁇ ” added to the Miller index of the plane orientation means the inversion of one index following the sign.
- the (1-100) plane is a crystal plane based on the Miller index in which four indices are shown in parentheses.
- the first surface 21 of the substrate 2 may be a nonpolar surface along the c-axis, and is not limited to the m-plane, and may be an a-plane, for example.
- the a-plane is, for example, the (1120) plane.
- the first surface 21 of the substrate 2 may be a crystal plane having an off angle from the m plane (hereinafter referred to as “first off angle”) of greater than 0 ° and less than 5 °.
- first off angle is an inclination angle of the first surface 21 with respect to the m-plane. Therefore, if the first off angle is 0 °, the first surface 21 is the m-plane.
- the first surface 21 of the substrate 2 may be, for example, a crystal plane having an off angle from the a plane (hereinafter referred to as “second off angle”) greater than 0 ° and 5 ° or less.
- the “second off angle” is an inclination angle of the first surface 21 with respect to the a-plane. Therefore, if the second off angle is 0 °, the first surface 21 is the a-plane.
- the thickness of the substrate 2 is, for example, 100 ⁇ m to 700 ⁇ m.
- the semiconductor unit 3 is provided on the first surface 21 of the substrate 2.
- the semiconductor unit 3 includes a first compound semiconductor unit 31 and a second compound semiconductor unit 32.
- the first compound semiconductor unit 31 and the second compound semiconductor unit 32 are arranged in the first direction D1.
- the semiconductor unit 3 further includes a third compound semiconductor unit 33.
- the third compound semiconductor unit 33 is located on the opposite side of the first compound semiconductor unit 31 from the second compound semiconductor unit 32 side in the first direction D1.
- the semiconductor unit 3 further includes a fourth compound semiconductor unit 34.
- the fourth compound semiconductor portion 34 is located on the opposite side of the first compound semiconductor portion 31 from the substrate 2 side in the thickness direction D3 of the substrate 2.
- the band gap energy of each of the second compound semiconductor part 32, the third compound semiconductor part 33, and the fourth compound semiconductor part 34 is larger than the band gap energy of the first compound semiconductor part 31.
- each of the second compound semiconductor unit 32 and the third compound semiconductor unit 33 is thinner than the first compound semiconductor unit 31 in the first direction D1.
- the fourth compound semiconductor unit 34 is thinner than the first compound semiconductor unit 31 in the thickness direction D ⁇ b> 3 of the substrate 2.
- the thickness of the first compound semiconductor portion 31 in the thickness direction D3 of the substrate 2 is, for example, 10 ⁇ m, but is not limited thereto, and is preferably about 5 ⁇ m to 25 ⁇ m, for example.
- the thickness of the first compound semiconductor unit 31 in the first direction D1 is, for example, 8 ⁇ m.
- the thickness of each of the second compound semiconductor unit 32 and the third compound semiconductor unit 33 in the first direction D1 is, for example, 20 nm.
- the thickness of the fourth compound semiconductor portion 34 in the thickness direction D3 of the substrate 2 is, for example, 20 nm.
- Each of the first compound semiconductor part 31, the second compound semiconductor part 32, the third compound semiconductor part 33, and the fourth compound semiconductor part 34 is a III-V group compound semiconductor (here, a nitride semiconductor). More specifically, the first compound semiconductor portion 31 is an undoped GaN crystal, and each of the second compound semiconductor portion 32, the third compound semiconductor portion 33, and the fourth compound semiconductor portion 34 is an undoped AlGaN crystal. .
- the composition ratio of the second compound semiconductor part 32, the composition ratio of the third compound semiconductor part 33, and the composition ratio of the fourth compound semiconductor part 34 are the same. Good.
- the composition ratio is, for example, a value obtained by composition analysis by the EDX method (Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy). In discussing the relative magnitude relationship of the composition ratio, the composition ratio is not limited to the EDX method, and may be a value obtained by composition analysis by Auger Electron Spectroscopy, for example.
- the semiconductor unit 3 has a heterojunction 35 (hereinafter also referred to as “first heterojunction 35”) between the first compound semiconductor unit 31 and the second compound semiconductor unit 32.
- the first heterojunction 35 intersects (in the present embodiment, orthogonal) in the first direction D1 along the first surface 21 of the substrate 2.
- the semiconductor unit 3 has a heterojunction 36 (hereinafter also referred to as “second heterojunction 36”) between the first compound semiconductor unit 31 and the third compound semiconductor unit 33.
- the second heterojunction 36 intersects (in the present embodiment, orthogonal) in the first direction D1 along the first surface 21 of the substrate 2.
- Each of the first heterojunction 35 and the second heterojunction 36 is orthogonal to the first direction D1 (that is, the angle formed between each of the first heterojunction 35 and the second heterojunction 36 and the first direction D1 is 90 °. This is not necessarily the case.
- Each of the first heterojunction 35 and the second heterojunction 36 may intersect the first direction D1 within a range of 80 ° to 100 °, for example.
- the first compound semiconductor portion 31 is directly formed on the first surface 21 of the substrate 2.
- the first compound semiconductor portion 31 includes a first surface 311 and a second surface 312 that are opposite to each other in the first direction D1, and a third surface 313 that is opposite to the substrate 2 side in the thickness direction D3 of the substrate 2.
- the first surface 311 is a group III polar surface (in this embodiment, a Ga polar surface) of the first compound semiconductor unit 31.
- the Ga polar plane (+ c plane) is the (0001) plane.
- the first surface 311 is not limited to a group III polar surface, and may be a crystal plane inclined by about 1 ° to 10 ° with respect to the group III polar surface.
- the second surface 312 is a group V polar surface (in this embodiment, an N polar surface) of the first compound semiconductor unit 31.
- the N-polar plane (-c plane) is the (000-1) plane.
- the second surface 312 is not limited to the group V polar face, and may be a crystal face inclined by about 1 ° to 10 ° with respect to the group V polar face.
- the third surface 313 is a nonpolar plane (m plane in the present embodiment) of the first compound semiconductor unit 31.
- the third surface 313 is not limited to the m-plane, and may be an a-plane, for example.
- the third surface 313 may be a crystal plane having an off angle from the m-plane (“third off angle”) of greater than 0 ° and less than or equal to 5 °.
- the third surface 313 may be a crystal plane with an off angle from the a-plane (“fourth off angle”) of greater than 0 ° and less than or equal to 5 °.
- the first heterojunction 35 is formed so as to include the first surface 311 of the first compound semiconductor part 31.
- the second heterojunction 36 is formed so as to include the second surface 312 of the first compound semiconductor unit 31.
- a two-dimensional electron gas 37 is generated in the semiconductor part 3, in the vicinity of the first heterojunction 35 crossing the first direction D1, due to spontaneous polarization and piezo polarization of a nitride semiconductor (here, an undoped AlGaN crystal constituting the second compound semiconductor part 32), A two-dimensional electron gas 37 is generated.
- the heterojunction 35 between the first compound semiconductor part 31 and the second compound semiconductor part 32 generates a two-dimensional electron gas 37.
- a region containing the two-dimensional electron gas 37 (hereinafter also referred to as “two-dimensional electron gas layer”) can function as an n-channel layer (electron conductive layer).
- a two-dimensional hole gas 38 is generated in the semiconductor portion 3, in the vicinity of the second heterojunction 36 that intersects the first direction D1 due to spontaneous polarization and piezoelectric polarization of a nitride semiconductor (here, undoped AlGaN crystal constituting the third compound semiconductor portion 33).
- a two-dimensional hole gas 38 is generated.
- a region including the two-dimensional hole gas 38 (hereinafter also referred to as “two-dimensional hole gas layer”) can function as a p-channel layer (hole conduction layer).
- Each of the two-dimensional electron gas 37 and the two-dimensional hole gas 38 is electrically insulated from the substrate 2.
- the semiconductor unit 3 preferably has a plurality of (for example, 1000) double heterostructure units 30 arranged apart from each other in the first direction D1.
- the third compound semiconductor portion 33, the first compound semiconductor portion 31, and the second compound semiconductor portion 32 are arranged in this order in the first direction D1.
- each of the plurality of double heterostructure units 30 includes a fourth compound semiconductor unit 34.
- the semiconductor unit 3 includes a plurality of first compound semiconductor units 31, second compound semiconductor units 32, third compound semiconductor units 33, and fourth compound semiconductor units 34.
- Each of the plurality of double heterostructure portions 30 includes the first heterojunction 35 and the second heterojunction 36 described above.
- the semiconductor unit 3 has a plurality of (for example, 1000) first heterojunctions 35 and a plurality of (for example, 1000) second heterojunctions 36.
- the plurality of first heterojunctions 35 are parallel and the plurality of second heterojunctions 36 are parallel.
- the plurality of first heterojunctions 35 are arranged at substantially equal intervals in the first direction D1.
- the distance between the adjacent first heterojunctions 35 in the first direction D1 is, for example, 10 ⁇ m.
- the distance between the second heterojunctions 36 adjacent in the first direction D1 is, for example, 10 ⁇ m.
- the semiconductor unit 3 is formed using, for example, an epitaxial growth technique, a photolithography technique, an etching technique, or the like.
- the first compound semiconductor portion 31 can be formed using, for example, an epitaxial growth method or the like.
- the epitaxial growth method in this case is, for example, MOVPE (Metal Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy).
- the epitaxial growth method is not limited to MOVPE, and for example, HVPE (Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy), MBE (Molecular Beam Epitaxy) or the like may be employed.
- the second compound semiconductor unit 32, the third compound semiconductor unit 33, and the fourth compound semiconductor unit 34 can be formed using, for example, an epitaxial growth method or the like.
- MOVPE is preferably used as the epitaxial growth method.
- the undoped GaN crystal and the undoped AlGaN crystal may contain impurities such as Mg, H, Si, C, and O that are inevitably mixed during the growth.
- the semiconductor device 1 includes the first electrode 4 (source electrode 4), the second electrode 5 (drain electrode 5), and the third electrode 6 (gate electrode 6).
- the source electrode 4 and the drain electrode 5 are disposed on the first end surface 301 and the second end surface 302 of the semiconductor unit 3 in the second direction D2 along the first surface 21 of the substrate 2 and along the first heterojunction 35, respectively.
- the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 are electrically connected to the first heterojunction 35. More specifically, the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 are electrically connected to the plurality of first heterojunctions 35.
- the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 are electrically connected to the plurality of second hetero junctions 36.
- Each of the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 is formed so as to obtain ohmic contact with each of the plurality of first heterojunctions 35 and the plurality of second heterojunctions 36.
- the gate layer 7 is a layer for realizing a normally-off field transistor by causing the semiconductor portion 3 to exhibit a depletion layer 8 (see FIGS. 4 and 5).
- the gate layer 7 is separated from each of the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 in the second direction D2.
- the gate layer 7 is interposed between the gate electrode 6 and the double heterostructure part 30 in the first direction D1.
- the distance between the gate layer 7 and the source electrode 4 in the second direction D2 is shorter than the distance between the gate layer 7 and the drain electrode 5 in the second direction D2.
- the gate layer 7 is formed along the surface of the semiconductor portion 3 when viewed in a cross section orthogonal to the second direction D2. In short, the gate layer 7 is formed across the plurality of double heterostructure portions 30.
- the gate layer 7 has a meandering shape in a plane orthogonal to the second direction D2.
- the gate layer 7 is, for example, a p-type metal oxide semiconductor layer.
- the p-type metal oxide semiconductor layer is a NiO layer.
- the NiO layer may contain, for example, at least one alkali metal selected from the group of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, and cesium as an impurity. Further, the NiO layer may contain a transition metal such as silver or copper which becomes monovalent when added as an impurity, for example.
- the thickness of the gate layer 7 in the first direction D1 is, for example, 100 nm.
- the gate electrode 6 is formed on the gate layer 7.
- the gate electrode 6 is formed along the surface of the gate layer 7.
- the gate electrode 6 is formed along the surface of the semiconductor part 3 via the gate layer 7 when viewed in a cross section orthogonal to the second direction D2.
- the gate electrode 6 is formed across the plurality of double heterostructure portions 30 via the gate layer 7.
- the gate electrode 6 has a meandering shape in a plane orthogonal to the second direction D2.
- a part of the semiconductor portion 3 is interposed between the source electrode 4, the drain electrode 5 and the gate electrode 6 and the substrate 2 in the thickness direction D 3 of the substrate 2, but the substrate 2 is semi-insulated. Since it is a conductive GaN substrate, at least a part of each of the first electrode 4, the second electrode 5, and the third electrode 6 may be directly formed on the substrate 2, for example. However, when the substrate 2 is an n-type GaN substrate, the source electrode 4, the drain electrode 5 and the gate are arranged in the thickness direction D3 of the substrate 2 in order to insulate and separate the source electrode 4, the drain electrode 5 and the gate electrode 6 from each other. It is preferable that a part of the semiconductor portion 3 is interposed between the electrode 6 and the substrate 2.
- the field effect transistor chip constituting the semiconductor device 1 includes a field effect transistor section 10 and a substrate 2.
- the field effect transistor unit 10 includes a semiconductor unit 3, a source electrode 4, a drain electrode 5, a gate electrode 6 and a gate layer 7.
- the breakdown voltage of the semiconductor device 1 can be determined by the gate-drain distance Lgd (see FIG. 2), which is the distance between the gate electrode 6 and the drain electrode 5.
- the resistance (on-resistance) can be determined by the drain-source distance Lds that is the distance between the drain electrode 5 and the source electrode 4. The on-resistance depends not only on the drain-source distance Lds but also on the length of the first heterojunction 35 in the direction along the thickness direction D3 of the substrate 2 and the like.
- the semiconductor device 1 includes the substrate 2, the semiconductor unit 3, the first electrode 4, and the second electrode 5.
- the substrate 2 has a first surface 21 and a second surface 22 that are opposite to each other in the thickness direction D3 of the substrate 2.
- the semiconductor unit 3 is provided on the first surface 21 of the substrate 2.
- the semiconductor unit 3 includes a heterojunction 35 between the first compound semiconductor unit 31 and the second compound semiconductor unit 32 and intersecting the first direction D1 along the first surface 21 of the substrate 2.
- the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 are arranged on the first end surface 301 and the second end surface 302 of the semiconductor part 3 in the second direction D2 along the first surface 21 of the substrate 2 and along the heterojunction 35, respectively. And is electrically connected to the heterojunction 35.
- the semiconductor device 1 can reduce the resistance between the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5.
- the substrate 2 is a nitride semiconductor substrate, and the first surface 21 of the substrate 2 is a crystal plane along the c-axis.
- each of the first compound semiconductor unit 31 and the second compound semiconductor unit 32 is a nitride semiconductor.
- the semiconductor device 1 since the resistance can be reduced as the number of the first heterojunctions 35 increases, the distance between the first heterojunctions 35 adjacent in the first direction D1 is shortened to reduce the number of the first heterojunctions 35. As a result, the resistance of RonA of the semiconductor device 1 can be reduced. In short, in the semiconductor device 1, it is possible to reduce the resistance of RonA while increasing the breakdown voltage.
- a wafer 20 (see FIG. 6A) as a base of the substrate 2 of each of the plurality of semiconductor devices 1 is prepared.
- the wafer 20 is, for example, a GaN wafer.
- the wafer 20 has a first surface 201 and a second surface 202 that are opposite to each other in the thickness direction.
- the first to sixth steps are sequentially performed.
- the wafer 20 is pre-processed and then introduced into the epitaxial growth apparatus, and then the first compound semiconductor layer serving as the source of the first compound semiconductor portion 31 on the first surface 201 of the wafer 20 is obtained.
- 310 here, undoped GaN layer
- the first surface 201 of the wafer 20 is a surface corresponding to the first surface 21 of the substrate 2.
- TMGa trimethylgallium
- NH 3 is employed as the N source gas.
- each source gas for example, H 2 gas, N 2 gas, a mixed gas of H 2 gas and N 2 gas, or the like is employed.
- the substrate temperature, the V / III ratio, the supply amount of each source gas, the growth pressure, and the like may be set as appropriate.
- “Substrate temperature” means the temperature of the wafer 20.
- the “substrate temperature” can be substituted by the temperature of a susceptor that supports the wafer 20, for example.
- the temperature of the susceptor measured by a thermocouple can be substituted for the substrate temperature.
- the “V / III ratio” is the ratio of the molar supply amount [ ⁇ mol / min] of the Group V element source gas to the molar supply amount [ ⁇ mol / min] of the Group III element source gas.
- the “growth pressure” is the pressure in the reaction furnace in a state where each source gas and each carrier gas are supplied into the reaction furnace of the MOVPE apparatus.
- the wafer 20A including the wafer 20 and the first compound semiconductor layer 310 is taken out from the epitaxial growth apparatus.
- the first compound semiconductor layer 310 is patterned using a photolithography technique, an etching technique, and the like (see FIG. 6B). More specifically, in the second step, the wafer 20B including the wafer 20 and the patterned first compound semiconductor layer 310 is formed by forming a plurality of trenches 330 from the surface of the first compound semiconductor layer 310 in the wafer 20A. obtain. The plurality of trenches 330 are arranged in the first direction D1. The depth of the trench 330 is, for example, the same value as the design length of the first heterojunction 35 in the thickness direction D3 of the substrate 2.
- the depth of the trench 330 may be a depth that reaches the wafer 20, but when the wafer 20 is an n-type GaN wafer, the bottom surface of the trench 330 and the first of the wafer 20 It is preferable that a part of the first compound semiconductor layer 310 is interposed between the first surface 201. Thereby, even when the wafer 20 is an n-type GaN wafer, each of the two-dimensional electron gas 37 and the two-dimensional hole gas 38 of the semiconductor unit 3 and the substrate 2 are electrically insulated in the semiconductor device 1.
- an etching apparatus in the process of forming the plurality of trenches 330 for example, an ICP (Inductive Coupled Plasma) type dry etching apparatus is used.
- an ICP (Inductive Coupled Plasma) type dry etching apparatus is used.
- the etching gas for example, Cl 2 gas, SF 6 gas or the like is used.
- the wafer 20B is introduced into an epitaxial growth apparatus, and then the second compound semiconductor layer 320 (here, undoped AlGaN layer) is epitaxially grown on the wafer 20B so as to cover the first compound semiconductor layer 310. Lamination (epitaxial growth) is performed (see FIG. 6C). Thereby, a wafer 20 ⁇ / b> C including the wafer 20 and the patterned first compound semiconductor layer 310 and second compound semiconductor layer 320 is obtained.
- the second compound semiconductor layer 320 includes a second compound semiconductor part 32, a third compound semiconductor part 33, and a fourth compound semiconductor part 34.
- the MOVPE apparatus When the MOVPE apparatus is employed as the epitaxial growth apparatus, for example, trimethylaluminum (TMAl) is employed as the Al source gas. As the Ga source gas, for example, trimethylgallium (TMGa) is employed. Further, NH 3 is employed as the N source gas. As a carrier gas for each source gas, for example, H 2 gas, N 2 gas, a mixed gas of H 2 gas and N 2 gas, or the like is employed. In the third step, after the second compound semiconductor layer 320 is epitaxially grown, the wafer 20C including the second compound semiconductor layer 320 is taken out from the epitaxial growth apparatus.
- TMAl trimethylaluminum
- Ga source gas for example, trimethylgallium (TMGa) is employed.
- NH 3 is employed as the N source gas.
- H 2 gas, N 2 gas, a mixed gas of H 2 gas and N 2 gas, or the like is employed.
- the second compound semiconductor layer 320 and the first compound semiconductor layer 310 are patterned using a lithography technique, an etching technique, and the like (see FIGS. 7A and 8A). Thereby, in the fourth step, the semiconductor portion 3 having the first end surface 301 and the second end surface 302 is formed. Thereby, a wafer 20D including the wafer 20 and the semiconductor unit 3 is obtained.
- the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 are formed (see FIGS. 7B and 8B). More specifically, in the fifth step, sintering is a heat treatment for forming an ohmic contact by forming a metal layer having a predetermined pattern as a base of the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 using a thin film forming technique or the like. (Sinter). Thereby, in the fifth step, the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 electrically connected to the first heterojunction 35 and the second heterojunction 36 are formed. Thereby, a wafer 20E including the wafer 20, the semiconductor part 3, the first electrode 4, and the second electrode 5 is obtained.
- the gate layer 7 and the gate electrode 6 are formed (see FIGS. 7C and 8C).
- the gate layer 7 is a NiO layer
- the gate layer 7 may be formed by, for example, ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition).
- ALD Atomic Layer Deposition
- a stacked film of a Pd film and an Au film, or a stacked film of a Ni film and an Au film, which is the source of the gate electrode 6, is formed in a predetermined pattern.
- a wafer 20F including the wafer 20, the semiconductor portion 3, the first electrode 4, the second electrode 5, the gate layer 7, and the gate electrode 6 is obtained.
- a plurality of semiconductor devices 1 are formed on the wafer 20F.
- the wafer 20F on which a plurality of semiconductor devices 1 are formed can be obtained by performing the first to sixth steps.
- a plurality of semiconductor devices 1 can be obtained from one wafer 20F by cutting the wafer 20F with, for example, a dicing saw.
- the wafer 20 is polished from the second surface 202 side opposite to the first surface 201 so that the thickness of the wafer 20 is a desired thickness of the substrate 2. May be.
- FIGS. 9A and 9B are cross-sectional views of the semiconductor device 1a according to the first modification of the embodiment.
- the same components as those of the semiconductor device 1 of the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the semiconductor device 1 of the embodiment, and description thereof is omitted.
- the angle formed between the plane perpendicular to the first direction D1 and the second heterojunction 36 is made larger than 10 °, so that two-dimensional holes in the vicinity of the second heterojunction 36 are obtained.
- the generation of the gas 38 (see FIG. 1) is suppressed, there are restrictions on manufacturing conditions such as dry etching etching conditions (dry etching etching conditions in the second step) at the time of manufacturing the semiconductor device 1a.
- the second surface 312 of the first compound semiconductor portion 31 is an inclined surface that is further inclined by more than 10 ° with respect to a plane orthogonal to the first direction D1.
- the field effect transistor chip constituting the semiconductor device 1 of Modification 1 includes a field effect transistor section 10a.
- the field effect transistor unit 10 a includes the semiconductor unit 3, the source electrode 4, the drain electrode 5, the gate electrode 6, and the gate layer 7, similarly to the field effect transistor unit 10 in the semiconductor device 1 of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a semiconductor device 1b according to Modification 2 of the embodiment.
- the same components as those of the semiconductor device 1 of the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the semiconductor device 1 of the embodiment, and description thereof is omitted.
- the semiconductor device 1b of Modification 2 is a diode chip. For this reason, the gate electrode 6 and the gate layer 7 in the semiconductor device 1 of the embodiment are not provided.
- the semiconductor device 1b of the second modification as in the semiconductor device 1 of the embodiment, since the plurality of double heterostructure portions 30 are arranged in the first direction D1, the undoped AlGaN crystal and the undoped GaN crystal in the first direction D1. And are lined up alternately.
- the semiconductor unit 3 has a plurality of two-dimensional electron gas layers and a plurality of two-dimensional hole gas layers arranged alternately in the first direction D1.
- the semiconductor device 1b forms an anode electrode when a voltage is applied between the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 and the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 have a relatively high potential.
- a cathode having a relatively low potential constitutes a cathode electrode.
- the diode chip constituting the semiconductor device 1b includes the diode portion 10b and the substrate 2.
- the diode part 10 b is a multichannel diode including the semiconductor part 3, the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5.
- the above embodiment can be variously modified in accordance with the design and the like in addition to the first and second modifications.
- the substrate 2 is not limited to a GaN substrate, and may be an AlN substrate, for example.
- the plurality of double heterostructure portions 30 do not necessarily have to be arranged at equal intervals.
- the gate layer 7 is not limited to the NiO layer but may be a p-type AlGaN layer, for example.
- the p-type AlGaN layer is doped with Mg at the time of growth, and contains Mg.
- the gate electrode 6 needs to be in ohmic contact with the gate layer 7.
- the gate layer 7 is not an essential component. If the gate layer 7 is not provided, the gate electrode 6 may be disposed so as to be in direct contact with the second compound semiconductor portion 32 in the first direction D1. When each of the semiconductor device 1 according to the embodiment and the semiconductor device 1a according to Modification 1 does not include the gate layer 7, it is possible to realize a normally-on type field effect transistor.
- each of the semiconductor device 1 of the embodiment and the semiconductor device 1 a of Modification 1 includes a first pad electrode that is electrically connected to the first electrode 4 and a second electrode that is electrically connected to the second electrode 5.
- a pad electrode and a third pad electrode electrically connected to the third electrode 6 may be further provided.
- the first pad electrode, the second pad electrode, and the third pad electrode are external connection electrodes.
- the field effect transistor unit 10 and the diode unit 10b of the second modification may be integrated on one chip.
- the semiconductor device 1 may be a chip in which the field effect transistor unit 10 and the diode unit 10 b are integrated on the first surface 21 of one substrate 2.
- Each of the semiconductor device 1 according to the embodiment and the semiconductor device 1a according to the first modification includes two field effect transistor portions 10 and electrically connects the source electrodes 4 of the two field effect transistor portions 10 to each other.
- the two field effect transistor sections 10 may be connected in reverse series.
- the heterojunction 35 between the first compound semiconductor unit 31 and the second compound semiconductor unit 32 only needs to generate the two-dimensional electron gas 37, and the first compound semiconductor unit 31 and the second compound semiconductor are required.
- the semiconductor part 32, the third compound semiconductor part 33, and the fourth compound semiconductor part 34 are not limited to nitride semiconductors, but may be other group III-V compound semiconductors.
- the first compound semiconductor unit 31 may be an undoped GaAs crystal
- the second compound semiconductor unit 32, the third compound semiconductor unit 33, and the fourth compound semiconductor unit 34 may be Si-doped AlGaAs crystals.
- the substrate 2 is preferably a semi-insulating GaAs substrate, for example.
- the semiconductor device (1, 1a, 1b) includes a substrate (2), a semiconductor part (3), a first electrode (4), and a second electrode (5).
- the substrate (2) has a first surface (21) and a second surface (22) that are opposite to each other in the thickness direction (D3) of the substrate (2).
- the semiconductor part (3) is provided on the first surface (21) of the substrate (2).
- the semiconductor part (3) is a heterojunction (35) of the first compound semiconductor part (31) and the second compound semiconductor part (32), and the first part along the first surface (21) of the substrate (2). It has a heterojunction (35) intersecting the direction (D1).
- the first electrode (4) and the second electrode (5) are arranged along the first surface (21) of the substrate (2) and in the second direction (D2) along the heterojunction (35).
- the first end face (301) and the second end face (302) are respectively disposed.
- the first electrode (4) and the second electrode (5) are electrically connected to the heterojunction (35).
- the resistance of the semiconductor device (1, 1a, 1b) can be reduced.
- the semiconductor device (1, 1a, 1b) can be reduced in loss.
- the substrate (2) is a nitride semiconductor substrate, and the first surface (21) of the substrate (2) is c-axis. Along the crystal plane.
- the first direction D1 is a direction along the c-axis of the substrate (2).
- Each of the first compound semiconductor portion (31) and the second compound semiconductor portion (32) is a nitride semiconductor.
- the semiconductor part (3) has a plurality of heterojunctions (35). Thereby, in the semiconductor device (1, 1a, 1b), it becomes possible to achieve a high breakdown voltage and a low resistance.
- the plurality of heterojunctions (35) are parallel. Thereby, in the semiconductor device (1, 1a, 1b), it is possible to reduce the resistance.
- the band gap energy of the second compound semiconductor part (32) is the first compound. It is larger than the band gap energy of the semiconductor part (31).
- the semiconductor device (1, 1a) includes a gate electrode (6).
- the gate electrode (6) intersects the first direction (D1) between the first electrode (4) and the second electrode (5).
- the gate electrode (6) faces the heterojunction (35) through at least the second compound semiconductor portion (32).
- the semiconductor device (1, 1a) according to the sixth aspect further includes a gate layer (7) in the fifth aspect.
- the gate layer (7) is interposed between the gate electrode (6) and the second compound semiconductor part (32) in the first direction (D1).
- the gate layer (7) forms a depletion layer (8) in the second compound semiconductor part (32) and the first compound semiconductor part (31).
- the semiconductor part (3) further includes a third compound semiconductor part (33).
- the third compound semiconductor part (33) is located on the opposite side of the first compound semiconductor part (31) from the second compound semiconductor part (32) side in the first direction (D1).
- each of the band gap energy of the second compound semiconductor part (32) and the band gap energy of the third compound semiconductor part (33) is larger than the band gap energy of the first compound semiconductor part (31).
- the substrate (2) is a nitride semiconductor substrate, and the first surface (21) of the substrate (2) is a crystal plane along the c-axis.
- each of the first compound semiconductor part (31), the second compound semiconductor part (32), and the third compound semiconductor part (33) is a nitride semiconductor.
- the semiconductor part (3) has a plurality of double heterostructure parts (30) arranged apart from each other in the first direction (D1).
- Each of the plurality of double heterostructure portions (30) includes a third compound semiconductor portion (33), a first compound semiconductor portion (31), and a second compound semiconductor portion (32) in this order in the first direction (D1). Are lined up.
- Each of the plurality of double heterostructure portions (30) includes a first heterojunction (35) including a heterojunction (35) of a first compound semiconductor portion (31) and a second compound semiconductor portion (32), and a first A second heterojunction (36) comprising a heterojunction (36) of the compound semiconductor portion (31) and the third compound semiconductor portion (33).
- a first heterojunction (35) including a heterojunction (35) of a first compound semiconductor portion (31) and a second compound semiconductor portion (32), and a first A second heterojunction (36) comprising a heterojunction (36) of the compound semiconductor portion (31) and the third compound semiconductor portion (33).
- the semiconductor device (1, 1a, 1b) one of the first electrode (4) and the second electrode (5) constitutes an anode electrode, and the other constitutes a cathode electrode.
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Description
以下では、本実施形態の半導体装置1について、図1~5に基づいて説明する。
以上説明した実施形態等から以下の態様が開示されている。
2 基板
21 第1面
22 第2面
3 半導体部
30 ダブルヘテロ構造部
31 第1化合物半導体部
32 第2化合物半導体部
33 第3化合物半導体部
35 ヘテロ接合(第1ヘテロ接合)
36 ヘテロ接合(第2ヘテロ接合)
301 第1端面
302 第2端面
4 第1電極
5 第2電極
6 第3電極
7 ゲート層
8 空乏層
D1 第1方向
D2 第2方向
D3 厚さ方向
Claims (7)
- 厚さ方向において互いに反対側にある第1面及び第2面を有する基板と、
前記基板の前記第1面上に設けられており、第1化合物半導体部と第2化合物半導体部とのヘテロ接合であって前記基板の前記第1面に沿った第1方向に交差する前記ヘテロ接合を有する半導体部と、
前記基板の前記第1面に沿ってかつ前記ヘテロ接合に沿った第2方向において前記半導体部の第1端面及び第2端面のそれぞれに配置されており、前記ヘテロ接合に電気的に接続されている第1電極及び第2電極と、を備える
ことを特徴とする半導体装置。 - 前記基板が窒化物半導体基板であり、
前記基板の前記第1面がc軸に沿った結晶面であり、
前記第1方向が前記c軸に沿った方向であり、
前記第1化合物半導体部及び前記第2化合物半導体部の各々が窒化物半導体である
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体装置。 - 前記半導体部は、前記ヘテロ接合を複数有する
ことを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載の半導体装置。 - 前記複数のヘテロ接合が平行である
ことを特徴とする請求項3記載の半導体装置。 - 前記半導体部では、前記第2化合物半導体部のバンドギャップエネルギが前記第1化合物半導体部のバンドギャップエネルギよりも大きく、
前記第1電極と前記第2電極との間で前記第1方向に交差し少なくとも前記第2化合物半導体部を介して前記ヘテロ接合に対向するゲート電極を備える
ことを特徴とする請求項1乃至4のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第1方向において前記ゲート電極と前記第2化合物半導体部との間に介在し、前記第2化合物半導体部及び前記第1化合物半導体部に空乏層を形成するゲート層を更に備える
ことを特徴とする請求項5記載の半導体装置。 - 前記半導体部は、前記第1方向において前記第1化合物半導体部における前記第2化合物半導体部側とは反対側に位置する第3化合物半導体部を更に有し、
前記半導体部では、前記第2化合物半導体部のバンドギャップエネルギ及び前記第3化合物半導体部のバンドギャップエネルギの各々が前記第1化合物半導体部のバンドギャップエネルギよりも大きく、
前記基板が窒化物半導体基板であり、
前記基板の前記第1面がc軸に沿った結晶面であり、
前記第1化合物半導体部、前記第2化合物半導体部及び前記第3化合物半導体部の各々が窒化物半導体であり、
前記半導体部は、前記第1方向において互いに離れて並んでいる複数のダブルヘテロ構造部を有し、
前記複数のダブルヘテロ構造部の各々は、前記第1方向において、前記第3化合物半導体部、前記第1化合物半導体部及び前記第2化合物半導体部がこの順に並んでおり、前記第1化合物半導体部と前記第2化合物半導体部との前記ヘテロ接合からなる第1ヘテロ接合と、前記第1化合物半導体部と前記第3化合物半導体部とのヘテロ接合からなる第2ヘテロ接合と、を有し、
前記第1電極と前記第2電極とのうちいずれか一方がアノード電極を構成し、他方がカソード電極を構成する
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体装置。
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