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Electrode of n-type nitridide semiconductor, semiconductor device having the electrode, and method of fabricating the same

US6130446A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 10, 1998
Grant dateOct 10, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/825
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides an electrode making good ohmic contact with an n-type nitride semiconductor without requiring heat treatment at high temperature, wherein an aluminum layer, a silicon layer, a nickel layer and a gold layer are laminated in this order on an n-type gallium nitride based semiconductor, to form an n-type electrode.

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