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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Allen W Hanson, Pepperell, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
438745 ; 438751 ;
Abstract
A process for selective recess etching of GaAs field-effect transistors. A selected etch stop layer (In.sub.x Ga.sub.1-x P) maintains what is commonly referred to as lattice-match with the GaAs substrate material. By using this etch stop, a significant reduction in access resistances is realized with respect to devices containing other etch stop materials while an improvement in the uniformity of device characteristics across the wafer and from wafer to wafer is realized.