Semiconductor structure and etch technique for monolithic integration of iii-n transistors

Abstract

Semiconductor structures are disclosed for monolithically integrating multiple III-N transistors with different threshold voltages on a common substrate. A semiconductor structure includes a cap layer comprising a plurality of selectively etchable sublayers, wherein each sublayer is selectively etchable with respect to the sublayer immediately below, wherein each sublayer comprises a material AlInGaN (0≦x, y, z≦1), and wherein at least one selectively etchable sublayer has a non-zero Ga content (0<z≦1). A gate recess is disposed in a number of adjacent sublayers of the cap layer to achieve a desired threshold voltage for a transistor. Also described are methods for fabricating such semiconductor structures, where gate recesses and/or ohmic recesses are formed by selectively removing adjacent sublayers of the cap layer. The performance of the resulting integrated circuits is improved, while providing design flexibility to reduce production cost and circuit footprint.