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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2018
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a first nitride semiconductor layer; a second nitride semiconductor layer located on the first nitride semiconductor layer, a first and second electrode located on or above the first nitride semiconductor layer; a trench located in the second nitride semiconductor layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and including a bottom surface and a side surface, the bottom surface being located in one of the first nitride semiconductor layer and the second nitride semiconductor layer; a gate electrode located in the trench; a gate insulating layer located between the bottom surface and the gate electrode and between the side surface and the gate electrode; and a region located in at least one of the first nitride semiconductor layer and the second nitride semiconductor layer, including a first portion adjacent to the bottom surface, and containing fluorine.