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Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof

US7888713B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 15, 2007
Grant dateFeb 15, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/87
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a compound semiconductor, a semiconductor layer formed on a surface of the substrate and a constituent of the semiconductor layer including a nitride semiconductor different from a constituent of the substrate, a via hole provided in the substrate and configured to extend from a rear surface side of the substrate to the semiconductor layer, a ground electrode formed on an inner wall of the via hole, a contact layer provided in the semiconductor layer and configured to extend from a surface of the semiconductor layer to the ground electrode, a gate electrode and a drain electrode, each of which being formed on the semiconductor layer, and a source electrode formed on the semiconductor layer and connected to the ground electrode through the contact layer.

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