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Heterojunction field-effect device
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1987-05-21
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Granted: 1989-02-21
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Expires: 2007-05-21
Abstract
Abstract For high speed operation and improvement in transconductance, there is disclosed a heterojunction field-effect device comprising, a first layer of a first compound semiconductor material having a relatively high donor impurity concentration, a second layer of a second compound semiconductor material formed on the first layer and having a relatively low donor impurity concentration and a relatively large electron affinity, a third layer of high-purity compound semiconductor material formed on the second layer and having a relatively small electron affinity, a gate electrode formed on the third layer, a source electrode formed on one side of the gate electrode and electrically connected to the first and second layers, and a drain electrode formed on the other side of the gate electrode and electrically connected to the first and second layers, so that a carrier-accumulation layer takes place in the second layer of the relatively low donor impurity concentration due to the difference in electron affinity between the second and third layers.
Inventors
- 👤 Hikaru Hida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 13:46
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D62/00; H10D62/80; H10D62/82; H10D30/00; H10D30/40; H10D30/47; H10D30/471
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A heterojunction field-effect device comprising: (1) a first layer of a first semiconductor material having a relatively high donor impurity concentration greater than 1×10 18 cm -3 but equal to or less than about 5×10 18 cm -3 , said first layer having a thickness equal to or less than 200 angstroms; (2) a second layer of a second semiconductor material formed on said first layer and having a relatively low donor impurity concentration and a relatively large electron affinity; (3) a third layer of high-purity semiconductor material formed on said second layer and having a relatively small electron affinity; (4) a gate electrode formed on said third layer; (5) a source electrode formed on one side of said gate electrode and electrically connected to said first and second layers; and (6) a drain electrode formed on the other side of said gate electrode and electrically connected to said first and second layers, in which said first, second and third layers are formed of a gallium arsenide, an indium gallium arsenide and an aluminum gallium arsenide, respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
A heterojunction field-effect device comprising: (1) a first layer of a first semiconductor material having a relatively high donor impurity concentration greater than 1×10 18 cm -3 but equal to or less than about 5×10 18 cm -3 , said first layer having a thickness equal to or less than 200 angstroms; (2) a second layer of a second semiconductor material formed on said first layer and having a relatively low donor impurity concentration and a relatively large electron affinity; (3) a third layer of high-purity semiconductor material formed on said second layer and having a relatively small electron affinity; (4) a gate electrode formed on said third layer; (5) a source electrode formed on one side of said gate electrode and electrically connected to said first and second layers; and (6) a drain electrode formed on the other side of said gate electrode and electrically connected to said first and second layers, in which said first, second and third layers are formed of a gallium arsenide, an indium gallium arsenide and an aluminum gallium arsenide, respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
168 words
A heterojunction field-effect device comprising: (1) a first layer of a first semiconductor material having a relatively high acceptor impurity concentration greater than 1×10 18 cm -3 but equal to or less than about 5×10 18 cm -3 , said first layer having a thickness equal to or less than 200 angstroms; (2) a second layer of a second semiconductor material formed on said first layer and having a relatively low acceptor impurity concentration and the relatively small sum of the energy band-gap and the electron affinity; (3) a third layer of a high-purity semiconductor material formed on said second layer and having the relatively large sum of the energy band-gap and the electron affinity; (4) a gate electrode formed on said third layer; (5) a source electrode formed on one side of said gate electrode and electrically connected to said first and second layers; and (6) a drain electrode formed on the other side of said gate electrode and electrically connected to said first and second layers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
168 words
A heterojunction field-effect device comprising: (1) a first layer of a first semiconductor material having a relatively high acceptor impurity concentration greater than 1×10 18 cm -3 but equal to or less than about 5×10 18 cm -3 , said first layer having a thickness equal to or less than 200 angstroms; (2) a second layer of a second semiconductor material formed on said first layer and having a relatively low acceptor impurity concentration and the relatively small sum of the energy band-gap and the electron affinity; (3) a third layer of a high-purity semiconductor material formed on said second layer and having the relatively large sum of the energy band-gap and the electron affinity; (4) a gate electrode formed on said third layer; (5) a source electrode formed on one side of said gate electrode and electrically connected to said first and second layers; and (6) a drain electrode formed on the other side of said gate electrode and electrically connected to said first and second layers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
161 words
A heterojunction field-effect device comprising: (1) a first layer of a first semiconductor material having a relatively high donor impurity concentration; (2) a second layer of a second semiconductor material formed on said first layer and having a relatively low donor impurity concentration and a relatively large electron affinity; (3) a third layer of high-purity semiconductor material formed on said second layer and having a relatively small electron affinity; (4) a fourth layer of gallium arsenide having an acceptor impurity concentration of about 1×10 16 cm -3 and a thickness ranging between about 5000 angstroms and about 1 micron, said first layer being formed on said fourth layer; (5) a gate electrode formed on said third layer; (6) a source electrode formed on one side of said gate electrode and electrically connected to said first and second layers; and (7) a drain electrode formed on the other side of said gate electrode and electrically connected to said first and second layers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
161 words
A heterojunction field-effect device comprising: (1) a first layer of a first semiconductor material having a relatively high donor impurity concentration; (2) a second layer of a second semiconductor material formed on said first layer and having a relatively low donor impurity concentration and a relatively large electron affinity; (3) a third layer of high-purity semiconductor material formed on said second layer and having a relatively small electron affinity; (4) a fourth layer of gallium arsenide having an acceptor impurity concentration of about 1×10 16 cm -3 and a thickness ranging between about 5000 angstroms and about 1 micron, said first layer being formed on said fourth layer; (5) a gate electrode formed on said third layer; (6) a source electrode formed on one side of said gate electrode and electrically connected to said first and second layers; and (7) a drain electrode formed on the other side of said gate electrode and electrically connected to said first and second layers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
144 words
A heterojunction field-effect device comprising: (1) a first layer of a first semiconductor material having a relatively high donor impurity concentration; (2) a second layer of a second semiconductor material formed on said first layer and having a relatively low donor impurity concentration and a relatively large electron affinity; (3) a third layer of high-purity semiconductor material formed on said second layer and having a relatively small electron affinity; (4) a gate electrode formed on said third layer; (5) a source electrode formed on one side of said gate layers; (6) a drain electrode formed on the other side of said gate electrode and electrically connected to said first and second layers; and (7) a multi-layer structure formed between said third layer and said gate electrode and having at least two layers opposite in conductivity type to each other to form a p-n junction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
144 words
A heterojunction field-effect device comprising: (1) a first layer of a first semiconductor material having a relatively high donor impurity concentration; (2) a second layer of a second semiconductor material formed on said first layer and having a relatively low donor impurity concentration and a relatively large electron affinity; (3) a third layer of high-purity semiconductor material formed on said second layer and having a relatively small electron affinity; (4) a gate electrode formed on said third layer; (5) a source electrode formed on one side of said gate layers; (6) a drain electrode formed on the other side of said gate electrode and electrically connected to said first and second layers; and (7) a multi-layer structure formed between said third layer and said gate electrode and having at least two layers opposite in conductivity type to each other to form a p-n junction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A heterojunction field-effect device as set forth in claim 2, in which at least one of said first, second and third layers forms lattice-mismatched junction together with the layer contacting therewith.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A heterojunction field-effect device as set forth in claim 2, in which said first and second semiconductor materials are different from each other.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A heterojunction field-effect transistor as set forth in claim 2, in which said first, second and third layers are formed of a germanium, a germanium and a gallium arsenide, respectively.
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