Field effect transistors having comb-shaped electrode assemblies

Abstract

A FET has comb-shaped electrode assemblies for source, drain and gate of the FET. Each of the source and drain electrode assemblies has a plurality of electrodes contacting the active region of the FET and formed as a first layer metal laminate, and a bus bar connecting the electrodes together to a corresponding pad and formed as a second layer metal laminate. The gate electrode layer has a plurality of gate electrodes contacting the active layer in Schottky contact, a gate bus bar connecting the gate electrodes together, a gate pad connected to the gate bus bar. The gate bus bar is formed as a first layer metal laminate intersecting the stem portion of the comb-shaped source bus bar. The two-layer metal structure of the FET reduces the number of photolithographic steps and thereby fabrication costs of the FET.