Patent · US Active

Semiconductor device manufacturing method

US7632695B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
5References
6Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateNov 16, 2007
Grant dateDec 15, 2009
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 21, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S2304/04
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A technique is provided which enables formation of nitride semiconductor layers with excellent flatness and excellent crystallinity on a gallium nitride substrate (GaN substrate), while improving the producibility of the semiconductor device using the GaN substrate. A gallium nitride substrate is prepared which has an upper surface having an off-angle of not less than 0.1° nor more than 1.0° in a <1-100> direction, with respect to a (0001) plane. Then, a plurality of nitride semiconductor layers including an n-type semiconductor layer are stacked on the upper surface of the gallium nitride substrate to form a semiconductor device such as a semiconductor laser.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.