Camel gate field effect transistor device

Abstract

The disclosed device is a field-effect transistor which includes a support region that may typically comprise a substrate having a buffer layer thereon. A semiconductor channel layer of one conductivity type is disposed on the support region. A first highly-doped semiconductor layer of opposite conductivity type is disposed on the channel layer. A second highly-doped semiconductor layer of said one conductivity type is disposed on the first highly-doped semiconductor layer. Source and drain electrodes are disposed in spaced relation, and contact the channel layer. A gate electrode is disposed on the second highly-doped semiconductor layer in the region between the source and drain electrodes. In a preferred embodiment, the source and drain electrodes are disposed on the second highly-doped semiconductor layer and extend through the second and first highly-doped semiconductor layers to the channel layer. The first and second highly-doped layers are thin enough to be fully depleted by adjacent layers. This being the case, it is not necessary to etch these highly-doped layers in the regions between the gate and the source and drain electrodes, since they do not act as current-carrying paths.