Forming a planar surface of a III-nitride material
US11664221B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB82Y40/00
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A semiconductor device including a nanostructure, including a planar layer of a III-nitride semiconductor crystal, which layer includes an array of epitaxially grown nanowire structures, and semiconductor material which is redistributed from said nanowire structures in a reformation step after epitaxial growth, arranged to fill out a spacing between the nanowire structures, where the array of nanowire structures and the semiconductor material form a coherent layer.
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