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Method of making semiconductor device having improved Schottky-barrier junction
Assignee: Raytheon Co
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Filing: 1981-06-18
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Granted: 1983-02-15
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Expires: 2001-06-18
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor device having an improved non-diffusive Schottky-barrier junction and metallization layers and method for producing the same. A thin layer of a Schottky-barrier forming metal such as platinum is sputter deposited upon a hot gallium arsenide substrate, thereby impact alloying a portion of the Schottky-barrier forming metal with the gallium arsenide material. A refractive metal such as titanium is then sputtered above the Schottky-barrier forming layer at a power level sufficient to alloy the remaining Schottky-barrier forming metal with the refractive metal. A highly conductive layer such as gold is then sputter deposited over the refractive layer to provide ohmic contact. The invention may be used to particular advantage in microwave diode and field effect transistor devices.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael G. Adlerstein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:47
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D8/00; H10D8/01; H10D8/051; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/67; H10D30/6729; H10D30/6737; H10D30/6738; H10D30/674; H10D30/675; H10D30/80; H10D30/87; H10D62/00; H10D62/80; H10D62/85; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/012; H10D64/0124; H10D64/60; H10D64/64; H10D8/055; H10D8/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
The method comprising the steps of: providing a body of semiconductor material; sputtering a Schottky-barrier forming metal upon at least a portion of a surface of said body of semiconductor material at a sputtering power level sufficient to cause alloying between a portion of said semiconductor material and at least a portion of the sputtered Schottky-barrier forming metal; sputtering a layer of refractory metal over said sputtered Schottky-barrier forming metal; and sputtering a layer of highly conductive metal over said layer of refractory metal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
84 words
The method comprising the steps of: providing a body of semiconductor material; sputtering a Schottky-barrier forming metal upon at least a portion of a surface of said body of semiconductor material at a sputtering power level sufficient to cause alloying between a portion of said semiconductor material and at least a portion of the sputtered Schottky-barrier forming metal; sputtering a layer of refractory metal over said sputtered Schottky-barrier forming metal; and sputtering a layer of highly conductive metal over said layer of refractory metal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of: heating said body of semiconductor material to a temperature in the range of 300° to 350° C. prior to sputtering said Schottky-barrier forming metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said step of sputtering a layer of refractory metal comprises: sputtering said layer of refractory metal at a sputtering power level sufficient to cause alloying between at least portions of the Schottky-barrier forming metal not alloyed with said semiconductor material and a portion of said layer of refractory material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said semiconductor material comprises: gallium arsenide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 4 wherein: said Schottky-barrier forming metal comprises platinum.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 5 wherein: said refractory metal comprises a material selected from the group consisting of titanium, tungsten and hafnium and said highly conductive metal comprises gold.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
119 words
The method comprising the steps of: providing a body of gallium arsenide semiconductor material; heating said body to a temperature in the range of 300° to 350° C.; sputtering a layer of platinum upon a first surface of said body at a sputtering power level in the range of 0.5 to 2.7 watts/cm 2 to a thickness in the range of 100 to 200 A; cooling said body to a temperature below 40° C.; sputtering a layer of titanium over said layer of platinum at a sputtering power in the range of 1.4 to 4.4 watts/cm 2 to a thickness in the range of 1000 to 2000 A; and sputtering a layer of gold over said layer of titanium.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
119 words
The method comprising the steps of: providing a body of gallium arsenide semiconductor material; heating said body to a temperature in the range of 300° to 350° C.; sputtering a layer of platinum upon a first surface of said body at a sputtering power level in the range of 0.5 to 2.7 watts/cm 2 to a thickness in the range of 100 to 200 A; cooling said body to a temperature below 40° C.; sputtering a layer of titanium over said layer of platinum at a sputtering power in the range of 1.4 to 4.4 watts/cm 2 to a thickness in the range of 1000 to 2000 A; and sputtering a layer of gold over said layer of titanium.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 7 further comprising the steps of: evaporating a layer of gold-germanium alloy upon a second surface of said body; and plating a layer of gold over said layer of gold-germanium alloy.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
81 words
The method of claim 8 further comprising the steps of: etching away portions of said gold layer plated over said layer of gold-germanium alloy leaving the remaining portions in the shape of one or more discs; and etching away portions of said layer of gold-germanium alloy and said body of semiconductor material leaving the remaining portions of said layer of gold-germanium alloy and said body of semiconductor material in the form of mesas underlying the discs formed from said gold layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 9 further comprising the step of: attaching a heat sink to said discs.
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