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Semiconductor device having a hollow around a gate electrode and a method for producing the same

US5559046A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 1995
Grant dateSep 24, 1996
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/958
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device operating at a high frequency, includes: a semiconductor layer; a first electrode for being applied with a voltage to control a current flowing in the semiconductor layer; a second electrode and a third electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, at least one of the second and third electrodes being elongated above the first electrode to form a hollow around the first electrode by surrounding the first electrode with the second and third electrodes and the semiconductor layer; a passivation film formed over the second and third electrodes; and wherein the first electrode is directly in contact with an atmosphere in the hollow.

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