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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2007
Applicants:
Yutaka Hirose, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshito Ikeda, Osaka, JP;
Kaoru Inoue, Shiga, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0328 (2006.01); H01L 31/0336 (2006.01); H01L 31/072 (2006.01); H01L 31/109 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor device has a Group III nitride semiconductor layer and a gate electrode formed on the Group III nitride semiconductor layer. The gate electrode contains an adhesion enhancing element. A thermally oxidized insulating film is interposed between the Group III nitride semiconductor layer and the gate electrode.