High Frequency Ohmic Contact.

Abstract

In one embodiment, a ring-shaped contact is formed around a high frequency semiconductor component such as a Schottky diode, with the ring contact being made through a ring-shaped window down to the active semiconductor layer which forms part of the Schottky diode. A high conductivity second semiconductor layer is formed in the ring-shaped window adjacent the active semiconductor layer before depositing electrical contact material therein. An electrical contact bridge is formed from the top of the Schottky diode across the surrounding ring-shaped contact. In a preferred construction of this embodiment, the active semiconductor layer is n-type InP disposed on a substrate of semi-insulating InP, the Schottky metalization for the diode is a refractory metal, and the second semiconductor layer is n(+)InP formed by diffusion an n type doping agent into the active semiconductor layer.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 29, 1982
Accession Number
ADD010141

Entities

People

  • Aristos Christou
  • John E. Davey

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Conductivity
  • Construction
  • Diffusion
  • Diodes
  • Electronics
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • Metal-Semiconductor Junctions
  • Metals
  • Refractory Metals
  • Schottky Diodes
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics