US5231040A
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Method of making a field effect transistor
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1992-01-23
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Granted: 1993-07-27
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Expires: 2012-01-23
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor device constituting a high electron mobility transistor or metal semiconductor field effect transistor includes an n + type InGaAs layer at an upper surface of the device, a source and a drain electrode on the n + type InGaAs layer, as non-alloying ohmic contacts, a gate electrode produced of the same metal as the source and drain electrodes, and the gate electrode and the source and drain electrodes are self-aligningly positioned and separated from each other by L-shaped insulating films.
Inventors
- 👤 Teruyuki Shimura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 05:47
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/01; H10D30/015; H10D30/40; H10D30/47; H10D30/471; H10D30/475; H10D30/4755; H10D30/60; H10D30/67; H10D30/6729; H10D30/6737; H10D30/6738; H10D30/674; H10D30/675; H10D30/80; H10D30/87; H10D30/877; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/012; H10D64/0124; H10D64/0125; H10D64/20; H10D64/27; H10D64/311; H10D64/411; H10D64/60; H10D64/62; H10D64/64; H10D62/00; H10D62/80; H10D62/85; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
297 words
A method of producing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of sequentially: depositing on the second layer of a semiconductor structure including a semiconductor substrate, a first semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, a first insulating film; forming an etching mask including an opening on the first insulating film; etching a groove in and extending through the first insulating film to the second semiconductor layer; depositing a second insulating film having a composition different from the first insulating film on the first insulating film and on the second semiconductor layer in the groove, the second insulating film including side surfaces in the groove; depositing a third insulating film different in composition from the second insulating film on the second insulating film; etching the third insulating film to leave sidewalls of the third insulating film on the side surfaces of the second insulating film in the groove; selectively etching the second insulating film using the sidewalls of the third insulating film as a mask to remove part of the second insulating film from the groove thereby exposing part of the second semiconductor layer and to remove the second insulating film from the first insulating film leaving two portions of the second insulating film on the second semiconductor layer, each portion having a substantially L-shaped cross section; selectively etching the second semiconductor layer using the first insulating film, the two portions of the second insulating film, and the sidewalls of the third insulating film as an etching mask thereby exposing the first semiconductor layer between the two portions of the second insulating film; and selectively removing the first insulating film and the sidewalls of the third insulating film but not the two portions of the second insulating film.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
297 words
A method of producing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of sequentially: depositing on the second layer of a semiconductor structure including a semiconductor substrate, a first semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, a first insulating film; forming an etching mask including an opening on the first insulating film; etching a groove in and extending through the first insulating film to the second semiconductor layer; depositing a second insulating film having a composition different from the first insulating film on the first insulating film and on the second semiconductor layer in the groove, the second insulating film including side surfaces in the groove; depositing a third insulating film different in composition from the second insulating film on the second insulating film; etching the third insulating film to leave sidewalls of the third insulating film on the side surfaces of the second insulating film in the groove; selectively etching the second insulating film using the sidewalls of the third insulating film as a mask to remove part of the second insulating film from the groove thereby exposing part of the second semiconductor layer and to remove the second insulating film from the first insulating film leaving two portions of the second insulating film on the second semiconductor layer, each portion having a substantially L-shaped cross section; selectively etching the second semiconductor layer using the first insulating film, the two portions of the second insulating film, and the sidewalls of the third insulating film as an etching mask thereby exposing the first semiconductor layer between the two portions of the second insulating film; and selectively removing the first insulating film and the sidewalls of the third insulating film but not the two portions of the second insulating film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
134 words
The method of claim 1 comprising: after removing the first and third insulating films, depositing at least one metal layer directly on the first semiconductor layer between the two L-shaped portions of the second insulating film and on the second semiconductor layer other than between the two L-shaped portions of the second insulating film; and selectively removing the metal layer from the two L-shaped portions of the second insulating film, thereby mutually electrically isolating three parts of the metal layer, the two parts of the metal layer disposed beyond and on opposite sides of the two L-shaped portions of the second insulating film forming a source electrode and a drain electrode, respectively, and the part of the metal layer disposed between the two L-shaped portions of the second insulating film forming a gate electrode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the first semiconductor layer is GaAs and the second semiconductor layer is InGaAs including selectively etching the InGaAs layer with boiling concentrated HCl.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 2 including depositing a plurality of metal layers including titanium and layers selected from the group consisting of Mo/Au, Au, and Pt/Au.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 including depositing silicon oxide as the first insulating film and silicon nitride as the second insulating film.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 1 including etching the first insulating film to form the groove by reactive ion etching using a mixture of C 2 F 6 , CHF 3 , O 2 , and He gases.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 including selectively etching the third insulating film by reactive ion etching using a mixture of C 2 F 6 , CHF 3 , O 2 and He gases.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 including selectively etching the second insulating film by reactive ion etching using a mixture of CHF 3 and O 2 gases.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 including selectively etching the first and third insulating films by reactive ion etching using a mixture of C 2 F 6 , CHF 3 , O 2 , and He gases.
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