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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2020
Zheng Zuo, Culver City, CA (US);
Ruigang LI, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Da Teng, Culver City, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
In one aspect, a semiconductor device may include a semiconductor substrate formed of silicon carbide; and an edge termination having a first metal layer and a second metal layer, wherein the first metal layer is deposited and patterned spacedly on the semiconductor substrate and the second metal layer is deposited and patterned onto at least a portion of the spaced first metal layer and onto the semiconductor substrate between said spaced first metal layer, and wherein the first metal layer comprises a high work function metal, while the second metal layer comprises a low work function metal. In one embodiment, the high work function metal includes Silver, Aluminum, Chromium, Nickel, and Gold; and the low work function metal includes Titanium and Nickel Silicide.