US4774200A
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Schottky-gate field effect transistor and method for producing the same
Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1986-03-26
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Granted: 1988-09-27
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Expires: 2006-03-26
Abstract
Abstract A Schottky-gate field effect transistor comprises a substrate, an active layer formed in one surface of the substrate, a Schottky gate electrode in the form of an inverted trapezoid on the active layer. A heavily doped region is formed in the one surface of the substrate at each side of the inverted trapezoid Schottky gate electrode separately from the side edge of the bottom of the Schottky gate electrode by a certain distance but in self-alignment with the corresponding side edge of the top of the inverted trapezoid Schottky gate electrode. Source and drain electrodes are respectively formed on the heavily doped regions in ohmic contact thereto in such a manner that the edge of each of the source and drain electrodes close to Schottky gate electrode is in alignment with the corresponding side edge of the top of the inverted-trapezoid gate electrode.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeru Nakajima
- 👤 Toshiki Ebata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 15:09
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/01; H10D30/061; H10D30/0612; H10D30/0616; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/012; H10D64/0124; H10D64/0125; H10D64/20; H10D64/27; H10D64/311; H10D64/411
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A method of making a Schottky-gate field effect transistor comprising the steps of: forming an active layer on one surface of a substrate; forming a Schottky-gate electrode having an inverted trapezoid shape in section directly on the active layer of the substrate, including the steps of forming a metal layer on the active layer of the substrate; forming a resist pattern on the metal layer, corresponding to the selected position of the Schottky-gate electrode; and etching the metal layer with a reactive ion beam, said beam being inclined to said substrate surface, to remove the portion of the metal layer not masked by the resist pattern, such that the remaining portion of the metal layer has the shape in section of an inverted trapezoid; forming high-impurity concentration regions in the one surface of the substrate by means of ion-implantation in a direction perpendicular to said substrate surface; annealing the semiconductor substrate; and depositing an ohmic-contact metal on the high-impurity concentration region on each side of the Schottky gate to form a source electrode and a drain electrode, respectively, using the Schottky gate electrode as a mask, said deposition being in a direction perpendicular to said substrate surface.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
197 words
A method of making a Schottky-gate field effect transistor comprising the steps of: forming an active layer on one surface of a substrate; forming a Schottky-gate electrode having an inverted trapezoid shape in section directly on the active layer of the substrate, including the steps of forming a metal layer on the active layer of the substrate; forming a resist pattern on the metal layer, corresponding to the selected position of the Schottky-gate electrode; and etching the metal layer with a reactive ion beam, said beam being inclined to said substrate surface, to remove the portion of the metal layer not masked by the resist pattern, such that the remaining portion of the metal layer has the shape in section of an inverted trapezoid; forming high-impurity concentration regions in the one surface of the substrate by means of ion-implantation in a direction perpendicular to said substrate surface; annealing the semiconductor substrate; and depositing an ohmic-contact metal on the high-impurity concentration region on each side of the Schottky gate to form a source electrode and a drain electrode, respectively, using the Schottky gate electrode as a mask, said deposition being in a direction perpendicular to said substrate surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the reactive ion beam etching is performed in two incident directions which are in symmetry with respect to a line vertical to the one surface of the substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein the incident angle θ of the ion beam to the vertical line in the reactive ion beam etching is set to fulfill the following relation: Lg=L-2t·tanθ where Lg: gate length L: length of the resist pattern t: thickness of the gate metal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein the incident angle of the ion beam is selected to achieve a selected impurity concentration profile from the portion directly beneath each upper side edge of the inverted trapezoid gate electrode to the portion immediately adjacent to but not continguous with the corresponding bottom side edge of the same inverted trapezoid electrode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the reactive ion beam etching is performed in two slant directions in asymmetry with respect to a line vertical to the one surface of the substrate, so that the distance between the drain electrode and the gate electrode is larger than that between the source electrode and the gate electrode.
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