Patent · US Active

Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the semiconductor device

US8866157B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by
0References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 23, 2013
Grant dateOct 21, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 23, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/691
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device may include a first semiconductor layer formed on a substrate, a second semiconductor layer formed on the first semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode in contact with the first semiconductor layer or the second semiconductor layer, an opening formed in the second semiconductor layer, an insulating film formed on an inner surface of the opening formed in the second semiconductor layer and above the second semiconductor layer, a gate electrode formed in the opening via the insulating film, and a protective film formed on the insulating film and including an amorphous film containing carbon as a major component.

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