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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventor:
Kyoung-Keun Lee, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
WOLFSPEED, INC., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/778 (2006.01); H01L 29/205 (2006.01); H01L 29/40 (2006.01); H01L 29/47 (2006.01); H01L 29/423 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/285 (2006.01); H01L 21/311 (2006.01); H01L 21/765 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/20 (2006.01); H03F 3/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/7786 (2013.01); H01L 21/0217 (2013.01); H01L 21/28581 (2013.01); H01L 21/28587 (2013.01); H01L 21/31111 (2013.01); H01L 21/765 (2013.01); H01L 29/2003 (2013.01); H01L 29/205 (2013.01); H01L 29/402 (2013.01); H01L 29/408 (2013.01); H01L 29/42316 (2013.01); H01L 29/475 (2013.01); H01L 29/66462 (2013.01); H03F 3/21 (2013.01); H03F 2200/451 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device including a substrate, a passivation layer, a source, a gate, a drain, and the gate including at least one step portion. Where the at least one step portion is arranged within the passivation layer, the at least one step portion includes at least one first surface and at least one second surface, where the at least one first surface is connected to the at least one second surface, where the gate includes a third surface, and where the at least one step portion is connected to the third surface. A process is also disclosed.