CPC H01L 29/7786 (2013.01) [H01L 21/02178 (2013.01); H01L 21/0228 (2013.01); H01L 21/7605 (2013.01); H01L 21/765 (2013.01); H01L 23/291 (2013.01); H01L 23/3171 (2013.01); H01L 29/2003 (2013.01); H01L 29/205 (2013.01); H01L 29/404 (2013.01); H01L 29/66462 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A high-electron-mobility transistor, comprising:
a semiconductor body comprising a barrier region of type III-V semiconductor material and a channel region of type III-V semiconductor material that forms a heterojunction with the barrier region such that a two-dimensional charge carrier gas channel is disposed in the channel region near the heterojunction;
source and drain electrodes disposed on the semiconductor body and laterally spaced apart from one another, each of the source and drain electrodes being in low-ohmic contact with the two-dimensional charge carrier gas channel;
a gate structure disposed on the semiconductor body and laterally between the source and drain electrodes, the gate structure being configured to control a conduction state of two-dimensional charge carrier gas between the source and drain electrodes;
a first dielectric region that is disposed along the upper surface of the semiconductor body in a lateral region that is between the gate structure and the drain electrode;
a second dielectric region that covers the gate structure, wherein the second dielectric region has a different material composition as the first dielectric region;
a conductive field plate that is disposed over the semiconductor body in a region that is laterally between the between the gate structure and the drain electrode; and
a second conductive field plate that is disposed over the semiconductor body in a region that is laterally between the between the gate structure and the drain electrode,
wherein the second conductive field plate is disposed on a third dielectric region that is formed on the field plate,
wherein the first dielectric region comprises aluminum and oxide,
wherein first dielectric region comprises a first end that faces and is laterally spaced apart from the gate structure.
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