Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Heterojunction device – Field effect transistor
Patent
1993-03-22
1995-03-07
James, Andrew J.
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Heterojunction device
Field effect transistor
257 20, 257194, 257289, 257631, H01L 2920, H01L 2978, H01L 29161, H01L 29205
Patent
active
053960890
ABSTRACT:
A unipolar electronic component is proposed with a quasi one dimensional carrier channel which has all the characteristics of an FET. This component can be very simply produced, has "self-alignment" and linear gates with a low capacity in place of planar gates. In this way a very high operating frequency of the component is possible. The structure comprises an initially homogenous 2D-layer with a high carrier mobility which is formed by epitaxy of for example GaAs. The implantation of focussed ions (for example Ga.sup.+ with 100 keV) locally destroys the conductivity of the electron layer. The irradiated regions remain insulating at low temperature or room temperature even after illuminating the cristal with bandgap radiation. The writing in of the insulating layer is carried out along two paths on the chip so that the 2D-carrier layer is subdivided into three regions insulated from one another. The source and drain are only connected by a narrow channel 44 the width of which is continuously tunable by a gate potential which is simultaneously applied to the two gate regions relative to the source, so that a pronounced change of the carrier concentration and thus of the channel resistance arises. The specification also describes integrated circuits made using the same methods.
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Ploog Klaus
Wieck Andreas D.
James Andrew J.
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften
Tang Alice W.
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