Semiconductor device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016293707-A1
Application number	US-201615076645-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 21, 2016
Priority date	Apr 1, 2015
Publication date	Oct 6, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an initial layer, and a buffer stack structure. The initial layer is located on the substrate and includes aluminum nitride (AlN). The buffer stack structure is located on the initial layer and includes a plurality of base layers and at least one doped layer positioned between two adjacent base layers. Each of the base layers includes aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN), and the doped layer includes AlGaN or boron aluminum gallium nitride (BAlGaN). In the buffer stack structure, concentrations of aluminum in the base layers gradually decrease, concentrations of gallium in the base layers gradually increase, the base layers do not contain carbon substantially, and dopants in the doped layer include carbon or iron.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A semiconductor device comprising:
a substrate; an initial layer located on the substrate, the initial layer comprising aluminum nitride; and a buffer stack structure located on the initial layer, the buffer stack structure comprising a plurality of base layers and at least one doped layer positioned between two adjacent base layers, each of the base layers comprising aluminum gallium nitride, the at least one doped layer comprising aluminum gallium nitride or boron aluminum gallium nitride, wherein in the buffer stack structure, concentrations of aluminum in the base layers gradually decrease, concentrations of gallium in the base layers gradually increase, the base layers do not contain carbon substantially, and dopants in the at least one doped layer comprise carbon or iron.

2 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the number of the at least one doped layer is plural, and the doped layers and the base layers are alternately stacked on the initial layer.

3 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of each of the at least one doped layer is between 10 angstroms and 1 micrometer.

4 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a thickness of each of the at least one doped layer to a thickness of each of the base layers is between 0.001 and 1.0.

5 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a concentration of the dopants in each of the at least one doped layer is between 1E18/cm 3 and 1E20/cm 3 .

6 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a concentration of dopants in each of the base layers is lower than 1E18/cm 3 .

7 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a concentration of the dopants in the buffer stack structure varies in a wave-like manner.

8 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a concentration of the dopants in the buffer stack structure varies in a non-continuous manner.

9 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a concentration of the dopants in the buffer stack structure increases from the base layers to the at least one doped layer.

10 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a concentration of the dopants in the buffer stack structure decreases from the at least one doped layer to the base layers.

11 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein one of the base layers in the buffer stack structure is in contact with the initial layer.

12 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising an electron transport layer located on the buffer stack structure, and one of the base layers in the buffer stack structure is in contact with the electron transport layer.

13 . A semiconductor device comprising:
a substrate; an initial layer located on the substrate, the initial layer comprising aluminum nitride; and a plurality of buffer stack structures located on the initial layer; wherein at least one of the buffer stack structures comprises a first base layer, a first doped layer, and a second base layer, a concentration of aluminum of the first base layer and a concentration of aluminum of the second base layer are substantially the same, and the first doped layer is positioned between the first base layer and the second base layer; wherein the first base layer and the second base layer comprise aluminum gallium nitride, the first doped layer comprises aluminum gallium nitride or boron aluminum gallium nitride, dopants in the first doped layer comprise carbon or iron, and the first base layer and the second base layer do not contain carbon substantially.

14 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein each of the buffer stack structures comprises the first doped layer positioned between the first base layer and the second base layer.

15 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein a thickness of the first doped layer is between 10 angstroms and 1 micrometer.

16 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein a ratio of a thickness of the first doped layer to a thickness of the first base layer is between 0.001 and 1.0.

17 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein a ratio of a thickness of the first doped layer to a thickness of the second base layer is between 0.001 and 1.0.

18 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein a concentration of the dopants in the first doped layer is between 1E18/cm 3 and 1E20/cm 3 .

19 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein a concentration of carbon in the first and second base layers is lower than 1E18/cm 3 .

20 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein in the buffer stack structures, concentrations of aluminum of the first and second base layers gradually decrease, and concentrations of gallium of the first and second base layers gradually increase.

21 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein concentrations of the dopants in the buffer stack structures vary in a wave-like manner.

22 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein concentrations of the dopants in the buffer stack structures vary in a non-continuous manner.

23 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein a concentration of the dopants in the at least one of the buffer stack structures increases from the first base layer to the first doped layer.

24 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein a concentration of the dopants in the at least one of the buffer stack structures decreases from the first doped layer to the second base layer.

25 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein the first base layer in the at least one of the buffer stack structures is in contact with the initial layer.

26 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , further comprising an electron transport layer located on the at least one of the buffer stack structures, and the second base layer in the at least one of the buffer stack structures is in contact with the electron transport layer.

27 . The semiconductor device of claim 13 , wherein the at least one of the buffer stack structures further comprises a second doped layer and a third base layer, and the second doped layer is positioned between the second base layer and the third base layer.

28 . The semiconductor device of claim 27 , wherein the second doped layer comprises aluminum gallium nitride or boron aluminum gallium nitride, and the third base layer does not contain carbon substantially.

29 . The semiconductor device of claim 27 , wherein in each of the at least one of the buffer stack structures, concentrations of aluminum in the first base layer, the second base layer, and the third base layer are substantially the same.

Assignees

• Globalwafers Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hu Ming-Shien
• Sun Chien-Jen
• Li I-Ching
• Hsu Wen-Ching

Classifications

• H10P14/3446

  Transition metal elements; Rare earth elements · CPC title

• H10P14/3444

  P-type · CPC title

• H10P14/3416

  Nitrides · CPC title

• H10P14/3254

  Graded layers · CPC title

• H10P14/3251

  consisting of three or more layers · CPC title