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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Helmut Hagleitner, Zebulon, NC (US);
Jason Gurganus, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Helmut Hagleitner, Zebulon, NC (US);
Jason Gurganus, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/45 (2006.01); H01L 21/285 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/778 (2006.01); H01L 29/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/28575 (2013.01); H01L 29/452 (2013.01); H01L 29/66462 (2013.01); H01L 29/7787 (2013.01); H01L 29/2003 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of an ohmic contact structure for a Group III nitride semiconductor device and methods of fabrication thereof are disclosed. In general, the ohmic contact structure has a root-mean-squared (RMS) surface roughness of less than 10 nanometers, and more preferably less than or equal to 7.5 nanometers, and more preferably less than or equal to 5 nanometers, and more preferably less than or equal to 2 nanometers, and even more preferably less than or equal to 1.5 nanometers.