Daniel Piedra, James G. Fiorenza, Puneet Srivastava, Andrew Proudman et al.
Analog Devices, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US)·Mar. 25, 2025·US
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FIG. 1
FIG. 1 is a diagram depicting an example process to manufacture monolithic microwave integrated circuits used 40 in electronic devices.
FIG. 2
FIG. 2 is a diagram depicting at least a portion of a cross-section of an example monolithic microwave inte- grated circuit with aluminum-based electrical …
FIG. 3
FIG. 3 is a diagram depicting an example process to form 45 electrical features on a substrate having an aluminum (Al) gallium nitride (GaN)/GaN semiconductor …
FIG. 4
FIG. 4 is a diagram an example process to produce through substrate vias in a substrate having an AlGaN/GaN semiconductor layer. 50
FIG. 5
FIG. 5 is an example process to produce aluminum-based interconnect devices for MMICs having an AlGaN/GaN semiconductor layer.
FIG. 6
FIG. 6 is an example process to produce a gate electrical contact using a reduced enhancement of lithography by 55 assist of chemical shrink (RELACS) technique.
FIG. 7
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram depicting operations of an example process to produce electrical features of a mono- lithic microwave integrated circuit having an …
Claims
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1 independent · 19 dependent
1
IndependentAlGaNGaNAl-containing first metallic materialAl-based metalGaN HEMT for Al-based MMIC
A process to form an aluminum (Al) based gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuit com-prises: providing a substrate having: a barrier layer that includes an AlGaN material and includes a drain region, a source region, and a gate region; and a channel layer disposed between a surface of the substrate and the barrier layer, the channel layer including a GaN material; depositing a gate electrical contact layer on the gate region of the barrier layer, the gate electrical contact layer including a first metallic material that includes Al; forming a gate electrical contact with the first metallic material of the gate electrical contact layer; depositing a source and drain electrical contact layer on the drain region and the source region of the barrier layer, the source and drain electrical contact layer including a second complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible metallic material that includes Al; forming a source electrical contact and a drain electrical contact using the second CMOS-compatible metallic material of the source and drain electrical contact layer; depositing a first amount of an Al-based metal on at least a first portion of the barrier layer and on at least a portion of the source electrical contact; forming a first electrical feature from the first amount of the Al-based metal; depositing a second amount of the Al-based metal on at least a second portion of the barrier layer and on at least a portion of the drain electrical contact; and forming a second electrical feature from the second amount of the Al-based metal.
2
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first electrical feature or the second electrical feature includes a connector or a plate.
3
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, comprises: applying a mask layer to the first amount of the Al-based metal; forming the mask layer into a pattern; and removing a portion of the first amount of the Al-based metal according to at least a portion of the pattern to form the first electrical feature.
5
Dependent← claim 1SiC
The process of claim 1, wherein the substrate includes silicon carbide (SiC) and has a diameter from about 140 mm to about 210 mm.
6
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, wherein a surface of the substrate has no greater than 1×1010 gold atoms per cm2.
The process of claim 1, comprises: depositing an amount of a dielectric material over the first electrical feature and over the second electrical feature; depositing a third amount of the Al-based metal over a portion of the dielectric material that is aligned with the first electrical feature; and forming a third electrical feature from the third amount of the Al-based metal; wherein the first electrical feature is a first plate of a capacitor and the third electrical feature is a second plate of the capacitor with a portion of the dielectric material disposed between the first plate and the second plate.
10
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, comprises: depositing an amount of an impedance device metal onto at least one of a portion of the barrier layer or a portion of the channel layer; and forming an impedance device from the amount of the impedance device metal; wherein: the second amount of the Al-based metal is deposited over 40 at least a portion of the impedance device; and the second electrical feature is a connector between the impedance device and the drain electrical contact.
11
Dependent← claim 1TiNAlTi
The process of claim 1, wherein the first metallic material includes at least one layer of Al and at least one layer of titanium nitride (TiN) and the second CMOS-compatible metallic material includes at least one layer of Al and at least one layer of titanium (Ti).
12
Dependent← claim 1Al-based metal
The process of claim 1, comprises: forming a mask layer including an Al-based metal on an additional surface of the substrate, the additional sur-face of the substrate being at least substantially parallel with respect to the surface of the substrate; forming the mask layer into a pattern; removing a portion of the mask layer, a portion of the substrate, a portion of the channel layer, and a portion of the barrier layer according to the pattern to form a via through the mask layer, the substrate, the channel layer, and the barrier layer; and B₂ depositing an amount of the Al-based metal to at least partially fill the via.
14
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, comprises forming an addi-tional gate electrical contact with the first metallic material of the gate electrical contact layer; wherein a first length of the gate electrical contact is different from a second length of the additional gate electrical contact.
16
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, comprises reducing an initial thickness of the substrate by removing an amount of the substrate to produce a modified substrate having a modified thickness.
18
Dependent← claim 1Al-based metal
The process of claim 1, comprises: depositing a first dielectric material layer over the gate electrical contact, the source electrical contact, the drain electrical contact, and over at least one of exposed portions of the barrier layer or exposed portions of the channel layer; forming a pattern of first Al-based metal regions on the first dielectric material layer; depositing a second dielectric material layer over the pattern of first Al-based metal regions and over the first dielectric material layer; removing a portion of the second dielectric material layer according to a second pattern to produce a cavity that exposes a portion of a first Al-based metal region; depositing an amount of an Al-based metal into the cavity such that the amount of the Al-based metal fills the cavity to produce a connecting portion of the Al-based metal in the cavity and an excess portion of the amount of the Al-based metal overflows onto the second dielec-tric material layer; and forming a second Al-based metal region on the second dielectric material layer using the excess portion of the amount of the Al-based metal, the second Al-based metal region being coupled to the first Al-based metal region by the connecting portion.
Device structures
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
GaN HEMT for Al-based MMIC
Al-containing second CMOS-compatible metallic materialsource drain contact
Al-containing first metallic materialgate contact
AlGaNbarrier
GaNchannel
substratesubstrate
Al-based metal-insulator-metal capacitor
Materials
Materials described outside the worked examples.
AlGaN
Barrier Layer Material
GaN
Channel Layer Material
Al-containing first metallic material
Process steps
Additional fabrication and treatment steps described in the patent.
1
Mmic Fabrication
Step 1
Process details
description:Al-based GaN MMIC fabrication: provide AlGaN/GaN substrate; deposit and form Al-containing gate contact; deposit and form Al-containing CMOS-compatible source/drain contacts; deposit and pattern Al-based metal for first and second electrical features
contact materials:Al-based metal, CMOS-compatible Al-containing metal
substrate materials:AlGaN, GaN
gold contamination limit:
Characterization
Measurements and analyses referenced in the patent, with their drawing references.
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Daniel Piedra, James G. Fiorenza, Puneet Srivastava, Andrew Proudman et al.
Analog Devices, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US)·Mar. 25, 2025·US
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Patent drawings and their descriptions. Click a drawing to enlarge it.
FIG. 1
FIG. 1 is a diagram depicting an example process to manufacture monolithic microwave integrated circuits used 40 in electronic devices.
FIG. 2
FIG. 2 is a diagram depicting at least a portion of a cross-section of an example monolithic microwave inte- grated circuit with aluminum-based electrical …
FIG. 3
FIG. 3 is a diagram depicting an example process to form 45 electrical features on a substrate having an aluminum (Al) gallium nitride (GaN)/GaN semiconductor …
FIG. 4
FIG. 4 is a diagram an example process to produce through substrate vias in a substrate having an AlGaN/GaN semiconductor layer. 50
FIG. 5
FIG. 5 is an example process to produce aluminum-based interconnect devices for MMICs having an AlGaN/GaN semiconductor layer.
FIG. 6
FIG. 6 is an example process to produce a gate electrical contact using a reduced enhancement of lithography by 55 assist of chemical shrink (RELACS) technique.
FIG. 7
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram depicting operations of an example process to produce electrical features of a mono- lithic microwave integrated circuit having an …
Claims
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1 independent · 19 dependent
1
IndependentAlGaNGaNAl-containing first metallic materialAl-based metalGaN HEMT for Al-based MMIC
A process to form an aluminum (Al) based gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuit com-prises: providing a substrate having: a barrier layer that includes an AlGaN material and includes a drain region, a source region, and a gate region; and a channel layer disposed between a surface of the substrate and the barrier layer, the channel layer including a GaN material; depositing a gate electrical contact layer on the gate region of the barrier layer, the gate electrical contact layer including a first metallic material that includes Al; forming a gate electrical contact with the first metallic material of the gate electrical contact layer; depositing a source and drain electrical contact layer on the drain region and the source region of the barrier layer, the source and drain electrical contact layer including a second complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible metallic material that includes Al; forming a source electrical contact and a drain electrical contact using the second CMOS-compatible metallic material of the source and drain electrical contact layer; depositing a first amount of an Al-based metal on at least a first portion of the barrier layer and on at least a portion of the source electrical contact; forming a first electrical feature from the first amount of the Al-based metal; depositing a second amount of the Al-based metal on at least a second portion of the barrier layer and on at least a portion of the drain electrical contact; and forming a second electrical feature from the second amount of the Al-based metal.
2
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first electrical feature or the second electrical feature includes a connector or a plate.
3
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, comprises: applying a mask layer to the first amount of the Al-based metal; forming the mask layer into a pattern; and removing a portion of the first amount of the Al-based metal according to at least a portion of the pattern to form the first electrical feature.
5
Dependent← claim 1SiC
The process of claim 1, wherein the substrate includes silicon carbide (SiC) and has a diameter from about 140 mm to about 210 mm.
6
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, wherein a surface of the substrate has no greater than 1×1010 gold atoms per cm2.
The process of claim 1, comprises: depositing an amount of a dielectric material over the first electrical feature and over the second electrical feature; depositing a third amount of the Al-based metal over a portion of the dielectric material that is aligned with the first electrical feature; and forming a third electrical feature from the third amount of the Al-based metal; wherein the first electrical feature is a first plate of a capacitor and the third electrical feature is a second plate of the capacitor with a portion of the dielectric material disposed between the first plate and the second plate.
10
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, comprises: depositing an amount of an impedance device metal onto at least one of a portion of the barrier layer or a portion of the channel layer; and forming an impedance device from the amount of the impedance device metal; wherein: the second amount of the Al-based metal is deposited over 40 at least a portion of the impedance device; and the second electrical feature is a connector between the impedance device and the drain electrical contact.
11
Dependent← claim 1TiNAlTi
The process of claim 1, wherein the first metallic material includes at least one layer of Al and at least one layer of titanium nitride (TiN) and the second CMOS-compatible metallic material includes at least one layer of Al and at least one layer of titanium (Ti).
12
Dependent← claim 1Al-based metal
The process of claim 1, comprises: forming a mask layer including an Al-based metal on an additional surface of the substrate, the additional sur-face of the substrate being at least substantially parallel with respect to the surface of the substrate; forming the mask layer into a pattern; removing a portion of the mask layer, a portion of the substrate, a portion of the channel layer, and a portion of the barrier layer according to the pattern to form a via through the mask layer, the substrate, the channel layer, and the barrier layer; and B₂ depositing an amount of the Al-based metal to at least partially fill the via.
14
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, comprises forming an addi-tional gate electrical contact with the first metallic material of the gate electrical contact layer; wherein a first length of the gate electrical contact is different from a second length of the additional gate electrical contact.
16
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, comprises reducing an initial thickness of the substrate by removing an amount of the substrate to produce a modified substrate having a modified thickness.
18
Dependent← claim 1Al-based metal
The process of claim 1, comprises: depositing a first dielectric material layer over the gate electrical contact, the source electrical contact, the drain electrical contact, and over at least one of exposed portions of the barrier layer or exposed portions of the channel layer; forming a pattern of first Al-based metal regions on the first dielectric material layer; depositing a second dielectric material layer over the pattern of first Al-based metal regions and over the first dielectric material layer; removing a portion of the second dielectric material layer according to a second pattern to produce a cavity that exposes a portion of a first Al-based metal region; depositing an amount of an Al-based metal into the cavity such that the amount of the Al-based metal fills the cavity to produce a connecting portion of the Al-based metal in the cavity and an excess portion of the amount of the Al-based metal overflows onto the second dielec-tric material layer; and forming a second Al-based metal region on the second dielectric material layer using the excess portion of the amount of the Al-based metal, the second Al-based metal region being coupled to the first Al-based metal region by the connecting portion.
Device structures
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
GaN HEMT for Al-based MMIC
Al-containing second CMOS-compatible metallic materialsource drain contact
Al-containing first metallic materialgate contact
AlGaNbarrier
GaNchannel
substratesubstrate
Al-based metal-insulator-metal capacitor
Materials
Materials described outside the worked examples.
AlGaN
Barrier Layer Material
GaN
Channel Layer Material
Al-containing first metallic material
Process steps
Additional fabrication and treatment steps described in the patent.
1
Mmic Fabrication
Step 1
Process details
description:Al-based GaN MMIC fabrication: provide AlGaN/GaN substrate; deposit and form Al-containing gate contact; deposit and form Al-containing CMOS-compatible source/drain contacts; deposit and pattern Al-based metal for first and second electrical features
contact materials:Al-based metal, CMOS-compatible Al-containing metal
substrate materials:AlGaN, GaN
gold contamination limit:
Characterization
Measurements and analyses referenced in the patent, with their drawing references.
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FIG. 2 is a diagram depicting at least a portion of a cross-section of an example monolithic microwave inte- grated circuit with aluminum-based electrical …
Daniel Piedra, James G. Fiorenza, Puneet Srivastava, Andrew Proudman et al.
Analog Devices, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US)·Mar. 25, 2025·US
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Patent drawings and their descriptions. Click a drawing to enlarge it.
FIG. 1
FIG. 1 is a diagram depicting an example process to manufacture monolithic microwave integrated circuits used 40 in electronic devices.
FIG. 2
FIG. 2 is a diagram depicting at least a portion of a cross-section of an example monolithic microwave inte- grated circuit with aluminum-based electrical …
FIG. 3
FIG. 3 is a diagram depicting an example process to form 45 electrical features on a substrate having an aluminum (Al) gallium nitride (GaN)/GaN semiconductor …
FIG. 4
FIG. 4 is a diagram an example process to produce through substrate vias in a substrate having an AlGaN/GaN semiconductor layer. 50
FIG. 5
FIG. 5 is an example process to produce aluminum-based interconnect devices for MMICs having an AlGaN/GaN semiconductor layer.
FIG. 6
FIG. 6 is an example process to produce a gate electrical contact using a reduced enhancement of lithography by 55 assist of chemical shrink (RELACS) technique.
FIG. 7
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram depicting operations of an example process to produce electrical features of a mono- lithic microwave integrated circuit having an …
Claims
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1 independent · 19 dependent
1
IndependentAlGaNGaNAl-containing first metallic materialAl-based metalGaN HEMT for Al-based MMIC
A process to form an aluminum (Al) based gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuit com-prises: providing a substrate having: a barrier layer that includes an AlGaN material and includes a drain region, a source region, and a gate region; and a channel layer disposed between a surface of the substrate and the barrier layer, the channel layer including a GaN material; depositing a gate electrical contact layer on the gate region of the barrier layer, the gate electrical contact layer including a first metallic material that includes Al; forming a gate electrical contact with the first metallic material of the gate electrical contact layer; depositing a source and drain electrical contact layer on the drain region and the source region of the barrier layer, the source and drain electrical contact layer including a second complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible metallic material that includes Al; forming a source electrical contact and a drain electrical contact using the second CMOS-compatible metallic material of the source and drain electrical contact layer; depositing a first amount of an Al-based metal on at least a first portion of the barrier layer and on at least a portion of the source electrical contact; forming a first electrical feature from the first amount of the Al-based metal; depositing a second amount of the Al-based metal on at least a second portion of the barrier layer and on at least a portion of the drain electrical contact; and forming a second electrical feature from the second amount of the Al-based metal.
2
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first electrical feature or the second electrical feature includes a connector or a plate.
3
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, comprises: applying a mask layer to the first amount of the Al-based metal; forming the mask layer into a pattern; and removing a portion of the first amount of the Al-based metal according to at least a portion of the pattern to form the first electrical feature.
5
Dependent← claim 1SiC
The process of claim 1, wherein the substrate includes silicon carbide (SiC) and has a diameter from about 140 mm to about 210 mm.
6
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, wherein a surface of the substrate has no greater than 1×1010 gold atoms per cm2.
The process of claim 1, comprises: depositing an amount of a dielectric material over the first electrical feature and over the second electrical feature; depositing a third amount of the Al-based metal over a portion of the dielectric material that is aligned with the first electrical feature; and forming a third electrical feature from the third amount of the Al-based metal; wherein the first electrical feature is a first plate of a capacitor and the third electrical feature is a second plate of the capacitor with a portion of the dielectric material disposed between the first plate and the second plate.
10
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, comprises: depositing an amount of an impedance device metal onto at least one of a portion of the barrier layer or a portion of the channel layer; and forming an impedance device from the amount of the impedance device metal; wherein: the second amount of the Al-based metal is deposited over 40 at least a portion of the impedance device; and the second electrical feature is a connector between the impedance device and the drain electrical contact.
11
Dependent← claim 1TiNAlTi
The process of claim 1, wherein the first metallic material includes at least one layer of Al and at least one layer of titanium nitride (TiN) and the second CMOS-compatible metallic material includes at least one layer of Al and at least one layer of titanium (Ti).
12
Dependent← claim 1Al-based metal
The process of claim 1, comprises: forming a mask layer including an Al-based metal on an additional surface of the substrate, the additional sur-face of the substrate being at least substantially parallel with respect to the surface of the substrate; forming the mask layer into a pattern; removing a portion of the mask layer, a portion of the substrate, a portion of the channel layer, and a portion of the barrier layer according to the pattern to form a via through the mask layer, the substrate, the channel layer, and the barrier layer; and B₂ depositing an amount of the Al-based metal to at least partially fill the via.
14
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, comprises forming an addi-tional gate electrical contact with the first metallic material of the gate electrical contact layer; wherein a first length of the gate electrical contact is different from a second length of the additional gate electrical contact.
16
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, comprises reducing an initial thickness of the substrate by removing an amount of the substrate to produce a modified substrate having a modified thickness.
18
Dependent← claim 1Al-based metal
The process of claim 1, comprises: depositing a first dielectric material layer over the gate electrical contact, the source electrical contact, the drain electrical contact, and over at least one of exposed portions of the barrier layer or exposed portions of the channel layer; forming a pattern of first Al-based metal regions on the first dielectric material layer; depositing a second dielectric material layer over the pattern of first Al-based metal regions and over the first dielectric material layer; removing a portion of the second dielectric material layer according to a second pattern to produce a cavity that exposes a portion of a first Al-based metal region; depositing an amount of an Al-based metal into the cavity such that the amount of the Al-based metal fills the cavity to produce a connecting portion of the Al-based metal in the cavity and an excess portion of the amount of the Al-based metal overflows onto the second dielec-tric material layer; and forming a second Al-based metal region on the second dielectric material layer using the excess portion of the amount of the Al-based metal, the second Al-based metal region being coupled to the first Al-based metal region by the connecting portion.
Device structures
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
GaN HEMT for Al-based MMIC
Al-containing second CMOS-compatible metallic materialsource drain contact
Al-containing first metallic materialgate contact
AlGaNbarrier
GaNchannel
substratesubstrate
Al-based metal-insulator-metal capacitor
Materials
Materials described outside the worked examples.
AlGaN
Barrier Layer Material
GaN
Channel Layer Material
Al-containing first metallic material
Process steps
Additional fabrication and treatment steps described in the patent.
1
Mmic Fabrication
Step 1
Process details
description:Al-based GaN MMIC fabrication: provide AlGaN/GaN substrate; deposit and form Al-containing gate contact; deposit and form Al-containing CMOS-compatible source/drain contacts; deposit and pattern Al-based metal for first and second electrical features
contact materials:Al-based metal, CMOS-compatible Al-containing metal
substrate materials:AlGaN, GaN
gold contamination limit:
Characterization
Measurements and analyses referenced in the patent, with their drawing references.
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Daniel Piedra, James G. Fiorenza, Puneet Srivastava, Andrew Proudman et al.
Analog Devices, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US)·Mar. 25, 2025·US
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Patent drawings and their descriptions. Click a drawing to enlarge it.
FIG. 1
FIG. 1 is a diagram depicting an example process to manufacture monolithic microwave integrated circuits used 40 in electronic devices.
FIG. 2
FIG. 2 is a diagram depicting at least a portion of a cross-section of an example monolithic microwave inte- grated circuit with aluminum-based electrical …
FIG. 3
FIG. 3 is a diagram depicting an example process to form 45 electrical features on a substrate having an aluminum (Al) gallium nitride (GaN)/GaN semiconductor …
FIG. 4
FIG. 4 is a diagram an example process to produce through substrate vias in a substrate having an AlGaN/GaN semiconductor layer. 50
FIG. 5
FIG. 5 is an example process to produce aluminum-based interconnect devices for MMICs having an AlGaN/GaN semiconductor layer.
FIG. 6
FIG. 6 is an example process to produce a gate electrical contact using a reduced enhancement of lithography by 55 assist of chemical shrink (RELACS) technique.
FIG. 7
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram depicting operations of an example process to produce electrical features of a mono- lithic microwave integrated circuit having an …
Claims
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1 independent · 19 dependent
1
IndependentAlGaNGaNAl-containing first metallic materialAl-based metalGaN HEMT for Al-based MMIC
A process to form an aluminum (Al) based gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuit com-prises: providing a substrate having: a barrier layer that includes an AlGaN material and includes a drain region, a source region, and a gate region; and a channel layer disposed between a surface of the substrate and the barrier layer, the channel layer including a GaN material; depositing a gate electrical contact layer on the gate region of the barrier layer, the gate electrical contact layer including a first metallic material that includes Al; forming a gate electrical contact with the first metallic material of the gate electrical contact layer; depositing a source and drain electrical contact layer on the drain region and the source region of the barrier layer, the source and drain electrical contact layer including a second complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible metallic material that includes Al; forming a source electrical contact and a drain electrical contact using the second CMOS-compatible metallic material of the source and drain electrical contact layer; depositing a first amount of an Al-based metal on at least a first portion of the barrier layer and on at least a portion of the source electrical contact; forming a first electrical feature from the first amount of the Al-based metal; depositing a second amount of the Al-based metal on at least a second portion of the barrier layer and on at least a portion of the drain electrical contact; and forming a second electrical feature from the second amount of the Al-based metal.
2
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first electrical feature or the second electrical feature includes a connector or a plate.
3
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, comprises: applying a mask layer to the first amount of the Al-based metal; forming the mask layer into a pattern; and removing a portion of the first amount of the Al-based metal according to at least a portion of the pattern to form the first electrical feature.
5
Dependent← claim 1SiC
The process of claim 1, wherein the substrate includes silicon carbide (SiC) and has a diameter from about 140 mm to about 210 mm.
6
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, wherein a surface of the substrate has no greater than 1×1010 gold atoms per cm2.
The process of claim 1, comprises: depositing an amount of a dielectric material over the first electrical feature and over the second electrical feature; depositing a third amount of the Al-based metal over a portion of the dielectric material that is aligned with the first electrical feature; and forming a third electrical feature from the third amount of the Al-based metal; wherein the first electrical feature is a first plate of a capacitor and the third electrical feature is a second plate of the capacitor with a portion of the dielectric material disposed between the first plate and the second plate.
10
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, comprises: depositing an amount of an impedance device metal onto at least one of a portion of the barrier layer or a portion of the channel layer; and forming an impedance device from the amount of the impedance device metal; wherein: the second amount of the Al-based metal is deposited over 40 at least a portion of the impedance device; and the second electrical feature is a connector between the impedance device and the drain electrical contact.
11
Dependent← claim 1TiNAlTi
The process of claim 1, wherein the first metallic material includes at least one layer of Al and at least one layer of titanium nitride (TiN) and the second CMOS-compatible metallic material includes at least one layer of Al and at least one layer of titanium (Ti).
12
Dependent← claim 1Al-based metal
The process of claim 1, comprises: forming a mask layer including an Al-based metal on an additional surface of the substrate, the additional sur-face of the substrate being at least substantially parallel with respect to the surface of the substrate; forming the mask layer into a pattern; removing a portion of the mask layer, a portion of the substrate, a portion of the channel layer, and a portion of the barrier layer according to the pattern to form a via through the mask layer, the substrate, the channel layer, and the barrier layer; and B₂ depositing an amount of the Al-based metal to at least partially fill the via.
14
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, comprises forming an addi-tional gate electrical contact with the first metallic material of the gate electrical contact layer; wherein a first length of the gate electrical contact is different from a second length of the additional gate electrical contact.
16
Dependent← claim 1
The process of claim 1, comprises reducing an initial thickness of the substrate by removing an amount of the substrate to produce a modified substrate having a modified thickness.
18
Dependent← claim 1Al-based metal
The process of claim 1, comprises: depositing a first dielectric material layer over the gate electrical contact, the source electrical contact, the drain electrical contact, and over at least one of exposed portions of the barrier layer or exposed portions of the channel layer; forming a pattern of first Al-based metal regions on the first dielectric material layer; depositing a second dielectric material layer over the pattern of first Al-based metal regions and over the first dielectric material layer; removing a portion of the second dielectric material layer according to a second pattern to produce a cavity that exposes a portion of a first Al-based metal region; depositing an amount of an Al-based metal into the cavity such that the amount of the Al-based metal fills the cavity to produce a connecting portion of the Al-based metal in the cavity and an excess portion of the amount of the Al-based metal overflows onto the second dielec-tric material layer; and forming a second Al-based metal region on the second dielectric material layer using the excess portion of the amount of the Al-based metal, the second Al-based metal region being coupled to the first Al-based metal region by the connecting portion.
Device structures
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
GaN HEMT for Al-based MMIC
Al-containing second CMOS-compatible metallic materialsource drain contact
Al-containing first metallic materialgate contact
AlGaNbarrier
GaNchannel
substratesubstrate
Al-based metal-insulator-metal capacitor
Materials
Materials described outside the worked examples.
AlGaN
Barrier Layer Material
GaN
Channel Layer Material
Al-containing first metallic material
Process steps
Additional fabrication and treatment steps described in the patent.
1
Mmic Fabrication
Step 1
Process details
description:Al-based GaN MMIC fabrication: provide AlGaN/GaN substrate; deposit and form Al-containing gate contact; deposit and form Al-containing CMOS-compatible source/drain contacts; deposit and pattern Al-based metal for first and second electrical features
contact materials:Al-based metal, CMOS-compatible Al-containing metal
substrate materials:AlGaN, GaN
gold contamination limit:
Characterization
Measurements and analyses referenced in the patent, with their drawing references.
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Fet Electrical
FIG. 2 is a diagram depicting at least a portion of a cross-section of an example monolithic microwave inte- grated circuit with aluminum-based electrical …
Al-containing second CMOS-compatible metallic material
Source Drain Electrical Contact Material
no greater than 1e10 Au atoms per cm2
Materials:AlGaNGaNAl-containing first metallic materialAl-based metalAl-containing second CMOS-compatible metallic material
Fet Electrical
FIG. 3 is a diagram depicting an example process to form 45 electrical features on a substrate having an aluminum (Al) gallium nitride (GaN)/GaN semiconductor …
FIG. 6 is an example process to produce a gate electrical contact using a reduced enhancement of lithography by 55 assist of chemical shrink (RELACS) technique.
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram depicting operations of an example process to produce electrical features of a mono- lithic microwave integrated circuit having an …
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US 10,283,630 B210,283,630 B2 5/2019 Benkhelifa
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US 2004/0155260 A12004/0155260 A1 8/2004 Kuzmik
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US 2007/0278518 A12007/0278518 A1 * 12/2007 Chen................. H01L 29/66462examiner
US 2008/0006846 A12008/0006846 A1 * 1/2008 Ikeda.................. H01L 29/7787examiner
US 2008/0251837 A12008/0251837 A1 10/2008 Kato et al.
US 2008/0258243 A12008/0258243 A1 * 10/2008 Kuroda............... H01L 29/7787examiner
US 2009/0032820 A12009/0032820 A1 2/2009 Chen
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US 2015/0255589 A12015/0255589 A1 * 9/2015 Fenwick............. H01L 21/0262examiner
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US 2016/0300940 A12016/0300940 A1 10/2016 Williams
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US 2016/0372555 A12016/0372555 A1 12/2016 Twynam
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US 2019/0043976 A12019/0043976 A1 * 2/2019 Kotani.................... H03F 3/195examiner
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US 2019/0102498 A12019/0102498 A1 4/2019 Flowers et al.
US 2019/0165130 A12019/0165130 A1 * 5/2019 Yoshida.............. H01L 29/7786examiner
US 2019/0189762 A12019/0189762 A1 6/2019 Chu
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CN 105206664 ACN 105206664 A 12/2015
CN 107170671 ACN 107170671 A 9/2017
CN 107170673 ACN 107170673 A 9/2017
CN 104733522 BCN 104733522 B 6/2018
FR 3053832 A1FR 3053832 A1 1/2018
TW 201001669 ATW 201001669 A 1/2010
TW I783279 BTW I783279 B 11/2022
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Al-containing second CMOS-compatible metallic material
Source Drain Electrical Contact Material
no greater than 1e10 Au atoms per cm2
Materials:AlGaNGaNAl-containing first metallic materialAl-based metalAl-containing second CMOS-compatible metallic material
Fet Electrical
FIG. 3 is a diagram depicting an example process to form 45 electrical features on a substrate having an aluminum (Al) gallium nitride (GaN)/GaN semiconductor …
FIG. 6 is an example process to produce a gate electrical contact using a reduced enhancement of lithography by 55 assist of chemical shrink (RELACS) technique.
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram depicting operations of an example process to produce electrical features of a mono- lithic microwave integrated circuit having an …
US 10,224,285 B210,224,285 B2 3/2019 Laroche et al.
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US 2004/0155260 A12004/0155260 A1 8/2004 Kuzmik
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US 2006/0113561 A12006/0113561 A1 6/2006 Sankin et al.
US 2007/0278518 A12007/0278518 A1 * 12/2007 Chen................. H01L 29/66462examiner
US 2008/0006846 A12008/0006846 A1 * 1/2008 Ikeda.................. H01L 29/7787examiner
US 2008/0251837 A12008/0251837 A1 10/2008 Kato et al.
US 2008/0258243 A12008/0258243 A1 * 10/2008 Kuroda............... H01L 29/7787examiner
US 2009/0032820 A12009/0032820 A1 2/2009 Chen
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US 2010/0258912 A12010/0258912 A1 * 10/2010 Beach............... H01L 21/02439examiner
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US 2012/0153356 A12012/0153356 A1 6/2012 Saunier
US 2012/0217543 A12012/0217543 A1 * 8/2012 Minoura............. H01L 29/0603examiner
US 2013/0020584 A12013/0020584 A1 * 1/2013 Oishi.................. H01L 29/1029examiner
US 2013/0087803 A12013/0087803 A1 4/2013 Kizilyalli et al.
US 2013/0189817 A12013/0189817 A1 7/2013 Peroni et al.
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US 2014/0239346 A12014/0239346 A1 8/2014 Green et al.
US 2014/0264380 A12014/0264380 A1 * 9/2014 Kub.................... H01L 29/7787examiner
US 2014/0335666 A12014/0335666 A1 * 11/2014 Koehler............ H01L 21/02661examiner
US 2014/0361371 A12014/0361371 A1 12/2014 Comeau et al.
US 2015/0014628 A12015/0014628 A1 1/2015 Chung
US 2015/0041821 A12015/0041821 A1 * 2/2015 Nakayama.............. H01L 29/78examiner
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US 2015/0187924 A12015/0187924 A1 7/2015 Dasgupta et al.
US 2015/0255589 A12015/0255589 A1 * 9/2015 Fenwick............. H01L 21/0262examiner
US 2015/0340483 A12015/0340483 A1 11/2015 Briere
US 2015/0371986 A12015/0371986 A1 12/2015 Pan et al.
US 2016/0013304 A12016/0013304 A1 * 1/2016 Wang................ H01L 29/66522examiner
US 2016/0300940 A12016/0300940 A1 10/2016 Williams
US 2016/0307856 A12016/0307856 A1 10/2016 Ng
US 2016/0372555 A12016/0372555 A1 12/2016 Twynam
US 2017/0005086 A12017/0005086 A1 1/2017 Twynam
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US 2018/0145023 A12018/0145023 A1 5/2018 Hasegawa et al.
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US 2018/0204904 A12018/0204904 A1 7/2018 Yoshida
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US 2019/0043976 A12019/0043976 A1 * 2/2019 Kotani.................... H03F 3/195examiner
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US 2019/0102498 A12019/0102498 A1 4/2019 Flowers et al.
US 2019/0165130 A12019/0165130 A1 * 5/2019 Yoshida.............. H01L 29/7786examiner
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CN 105206664 ACN 105206664 A 12/2015
CN 107170671 ACN 107170671 A 9/2017
CN 107170673 ACN 107170673 A 9/2017
CN 104733522 BCN 104733522 B 6/2018
FR 3053832 A1FR 3053832 A1 1/2018
TW 201001669 ATW 201001669 A 1/2010
TW I783279 BTW I783279 B 11/2022
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Al-containing second CMOS-compatible metallic material
Source Drain Electrical Contact Material
no greater than 1e10 Au atoms per cm2
Materials:AlGaNGaNAl-containing first metallic materialAl-based metalAl-containing second CMOS-compatible metallic material
Fet Electrical
FIG. 3 is a diagram depicting an example process to form 45 electrical features on a substrate having an aluminum (Al) gallium nitride (GaN)/GaN semiconductor …
FIG. 6 is an example process to produce a gate electrical contact using a reduced enhancement of lithography by 55 assist of chemical shrink (RELACS) technique.
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram depicting operations of an example process to produce electrical features of a mono- lithic microwave integrated circuit having an …
US 10,224,285 B210,224,285 B2 3/2019 Laroche et al.
US 10,283,630 B210,283,630 B2 5/2019 Benkhelifa
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US 2004/0155260 A12004/0155260 A1 8/2004 Kuzmik
US 2005/0236646 A12005/0236646 A1 * 10/2005 Waki..................... H01L 29/452examiner
US 2006/0113561 A12006/0113561 A1 6/2006 Sankin et al.
US 2007/0278518 A12007/0278518 A1 * 12/2007 Chen................. H01L 29/66462examiner
US 2008/0006846 A12008/0006846 A1 * 1/2008 Ikeda.................. H01L 29/7787examiner
US 2008/0251837 A12008/0251837 A1 10/2008 Kato et al.
US 2008/0258243 A12008/0258243 A1 * 10/2008 Kuroda............... H01L 29/7787examiner
US 2009/0032820 A12009/0032820 A1 2/2009 Chen
US 2010/0019279 A12010/0019279 A1 1/2010 Chen et al.
US 2010/0258912 A12010/0258912 A1 * 10/2010 Beach............... H01L 21/02439examiner
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US 2012/0153356 A12012/0153356 A1 6/2012 Saunier
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US 2013/0020584 A12013/0020584 A1 * 1/2013 Oishi.................. H01L 29/1029examiner
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US 2013/0189817 A12013/0189817 A1 7/2013 Peroni et al.
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US 2014/0239346 A12014/0239346 A1 8/2014 Green et al.
US 2014/0264380 A12014/0264380 A1 * 9/2014 Kub.................... H01L 29/7787examiner
US 2014/0335666 A12014/0335666 A1 * 11/2014 Koehler............ H01L 21/02661examiner
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US 2015/0014628 A12015/0014628 A1 1/2015 Chung
US 2015/0041821 A12015/0041821 A1 * 2/2015 Nakayama.............. H01L 29/78examiner
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US 2015/0255589 A12015/0255589 A1 * 9/2015 Fenwick............. H01L 21/0262examiner
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US 2016/0013304 A12016/0013304 A1 * 1/2016 Wang................ H01L 29/66522examiner
US 2016/0300940 A12016/0300940 A1 10/2016 Williams
US 2016/0307856 A12016/0307856 A1 10/2016 Ng
US 2016/0372555 A12016/0372555 A1 12/2016 Twynam
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US 2018/0033744 A12018/0033744 A1 2/2018 Altunkilic et al.
US 2018/0145023 A12018/0145023 A1 5/2018 Hasegawa et al.
US 2018/0182854 A12018/0182854 A1 6/2018 Ozaki
US 2018/0204904 A12018/0204904 A1 7/2018 Yoshida
US 2019/0013399 A12019/0013399 A1 1/2019 Liu et al.
US 2019/0043976 A12019/0043976 A1 * 2/2019 Kotani.................... H03F 3/195examiner
US 2019/0074368 A12019/0074368 A1 3/2019 Then et al.
US 2019/0102498 A12019/0102498 A1 4/2019 Flowers et al.
US 2019/0165130 A12019/0165130 A1 * 5/2019 Yoshida.............. H01L 29/7786examiner
US 2019/0189762 A12019/0189762 A1 6/2019 Chu
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US 2020/0153071 A12020/0153071 A1 5/2020 Cui et al.
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US 2023/0154875 A12023/0154875 A1 5/2023 Piedra et al.
CN 105206664 ACN 105206664 A 12/2015
CN 107170671 ACN 107170671 A 9/2017
CN 107170673 ACN 107170673 A 9/2017
CN 104733522 BCN 104733522 B 6/2018
FR 3053832 A1FR 3053832 A1 1/2018
TW 201001669 ATW 201001669 A 1/2010
TW I783279 BTW I783279 B 11/2022
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Al-containing second CMOS-compatible metallic material
Source Drain Electrical Contact Material
no greater than 1e10 Au atoms per cm2
Materials:AlGaNGaNAl-containing first metallic materialAl-based metalAl-containing second CMOS-compatible metallic material
Fet Electrical
FIG. 3 is a diagram depicting an example process to form 45 electrical features on a substrate having an aluminum (Al) gallium nitride (GaN)/GaN semiconductor …
FIG. 6 is an example process to produce a gate electrical contact using a reduced enhancement of lithography by 55 assist of chemical shrink (RELACS) technique.
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram depicting operations of an example process to produce electrical features of a mono- lithic microwave integrated circuit having an …
US 10,224,285 B210,224,285 B2 3/2019 Laroche et al.
US 10,283,630 B210,283,630 B2 5/2019 Benkhelifa
US 11,569,182 B211,569,182 B2 1/2023 Piedra et al.
US 12,087,713 B212,087,713 B2 9/2024 Piedra et al.
US 2004/0155260 A12004/0155260 A1 8/2004 Kuzmik
US 2005/0236646 A12005/0236646 A1 * 10/2005 Waki..................... H01L 29/452examiner
US 2006/0113561 A12006/0113561 A1 6/2006 Sankin et al.
US 2007/0278518 A12007/0278518 A1 * 12/2007 Chen................. H01L 29/66462examiner
US 2008/0006846 A12008/0006846 A1 * 1/2008 Ikeda.................. H01L 29/7787examiner
US 2008/0251837 A12008/0251837 A1 10/2008 Kato et al.
US 2008/0258243 A12008/0258243 A1 * 10/2008 Kuroda............... H01L 29/7787examiner
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