Patents Assigned to Enkris Semiconductor, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20230207737
    Abstract: Disclosed are a diode and a manufacturing method thereof. The diode includes: a first substrate, the first substrate being an N-type doped substrate with a doping concentration equal to or greater than 1×1018 cm?3; a metal atomic layer located on a first surface of the first substrate; an epitaxial structure located on the metal atomic layer; a first electrode located on the epitaxial structure; and a second electrode located on a second surface, opposite to the first surface, of the first substrate. The diode significantly reduces forward conduction voltage drop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Kai CHENG
  • Publication number: 20230178631
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure, including: providing a silicon substrate (10), epitaxially growing a functional layer (11) on an upper surface of the silicon substrate, where a material of the functional layer includes a group-III-nitride-based material; implanting ions into an interface between the upper surface of silicon substrate and the functional layer to introduce defects to the interface; or implanting, before epitaxially growing the functional layer, ions to the upper surface of the silicon substrate to introduce defects to the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Kai Cheng, Peng Xiang
  • Publication number: 20230170408
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof, the semiconductor comprising: a base (10), wherein the base (10) comprises strip trenches (101) arranged parallelly; and a heterojunction structure (11) located on bottom walls and sidewalls of the strip trenches and on the base other than the strip trenches, wherein regions of the heterojunction structure located on the bottom walls and on the base other than the strip trenches are polarized regions, regions of the heterojunction structure on the sidewalls are non-polarized regions, and the polarized regions contain carriers; the heterojunction structure comprises a source region (11a) and a drain region (11b) respectively located at both ends of each of the strip trenches, and a gate region (11c) between the source region and the drain region; and the carriers between the source region and the drain region are confined to flow in each of the polarized regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Kai Cheng
  • Publication number: 20230154902
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method therefor. In the method, for the substrate, the first conductive type semiconductor layer, the light emitting layer and the second conductive type semiconductor layer distributed sequentially from bottom to top, the second conductive type semiconductor layer, the light emitting layer and the first conductive type semiconductor layer in first predetermined regions are removed to form grooves. The second conductive type semiconductor layer, the light emitting layer and the first conductive type semiconductor layer in second predetermined regions and third predetermined regions are retained. Layers retained in second predetermined regions form light emitting units arranged in an array. Various layers retained in third predetermined regions form connection posts, each of which connects adjacent light emitting units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Kai Cheng, Zhuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20230154785
    Abstract: An N-face polar GaN-based device, a composite substrate thereof, and a method of manufacturing the composite substrate are provided in the present disclosure. The N-face polar GaN-based composite substrate includes: a semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer on the semiconductor substrate and a GaN-based material layer on upper surface of the insulating layer; a surface of the GaN-based material layer attached to the insulating layer is Ga-face, and a surface of the GaN-based material layer away from the insulating layer is an N-face. In the present disclosure, the transfer technology is adopted to replace the direct epitaxial growth, which overcomes the difficult growth process, and the N-face polar GaN-based composite substrate with better quality can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Kai Cheng
  • Publication number: 20230154749
    Abstract: The present application provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure. The manufacturing method includes following steps: at step S1: forming a first epitaxial structure above a substrate, where the first epitaxial structure is doped with a doping element; at step S2: forming a sacrificial layer above the first epitaxial structure; at step S3: etching the sacrificial layer; at step S4: growing an insertion layer above the first epitaxial structure when the etching of the sacrificial layer is completed; and at step S5: growing a second epitaxial structure above the insertion layer; before proceeding to step S4, repeating step S2 and step S3, until a concentration of the doping element in the first epitaxial structure is lower than a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Kai Cheng, Peng Xiang
  • Publication number: 20230141244
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, including: a substrate and a heterojunction structure disposed on the substrate, where the heterojunction structure includes a source region, a drain region, and a gate region disposed between the source region and the drain region, and the drain region is provided with a quantum well structure. The quantum well structure is provided in the drain region of the heterojunction structure, and the quantum well structure is used to generate photons by recombination luminescence, the photons can be radiated not only on the surface region of the potential barrier layer but also into the interior of the heterojunction structure, thereby the release process of electrons captured by the defects can be accelerated to reduce the current collapse effect as well as the dynamic on-resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Kai Cheng
  • Patent number: 11646345
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Kai Cheng
  • Patent number: 11646357
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for preparing a p-type semiconductor structure, an enhancement mode device and a method for manufacturing the same. The method for preparing a p-type semiconductor structure includes: preparing a p-type semiconductor layer; preparing a protective layer on the p-type semiconductor layer, in which the protective layer is made of AlN or AlGaN; and annealing the p-type semiconductor layer under protection of the protective layer, and at least one of the p-type semiconductor layer and the protective layer is formed by in-situ growth. In this way, the protective layer can protect the p-type semiconductor layer from volatilization and to form high-quality surface morphology in the subsequent high-temperature annealing treatment of the p-type semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Kai Cheng
  • Publication number: 20230133164
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an enhancement-type semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The enhancement-type semiconductor structure includes: a semiconductor substrate and a heterojunction structure distributed from bottom to top; where the heterojunction structure includes a channel layer close to the semiconductor substrate and a first potential barrier layer far away from the semiconductor substrate; the heterojunction structure includes a gate region, and a source region and a drain region on two sides of the gate region respectively, and an intermediate layer is sandwiched between the channel layer and the first potential barrier layer in the gate region, the intermediate layer is adapted to depolarize the contacted first potential barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Kai Cheng
  • Publication number: 20230134265
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor structure includes: a semiconductor substrate, a back barrier layer, a channel layer and an etch stop layer arranged from bottom to up; and a P-type semiconductor layer located in a source region and a drain region on the etch stop layer. Due to the setting of the etch stop layer, when the P-type semiconductor layer in the gate region is removed by etching, etching can be stopped at the etch stop layer, and the etching depth can be accurately controlled without causing etching damage to the channel layer. The carrier mobility of holes in the channel in the semiconductor structure is improved, and yield and performance of the device are improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Kai Cheng, Peng Xiang
  • Publication number: 20230121332
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a radio frequency device, a silicon carbide homoepitaxial substrate and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method of the silicon carbide homoepitaxial substrate includes: providing an N-type silicon carbide substrate, forming first grooves in the N-type silicon carbide substrate; forming a defect repair layer on inner walls of the first grooves and outside the first grooves, and forming second grooves in the defect repair layer corresponding to the first grooves; forming an unintentionally doped silicon carbide layer on the defect repair layer, where the second grooves are fully filled with the unintentionally doped silicon carbide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Kai Cheng
  • Publication number: 20230124769
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light-emitting structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The light-emitting structure includes: a GaN-based LED structure and a nitrogen-containing passivation layer located on a sidewall of the GaN-based LED structure; wherein the GaN-based LED structure includes: a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a light-emitting layer located between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, conductivity types of the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer are opposite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Kai Cheng
  • Publication number: 20230118944
    Abstract: Disclosed are a Schottky diode and a manufacturing method thereof. The Schottky diode includes a substrate, a first semiconductor layer, a heterostructure layer, and a passivation layer, where the passivation layer includes a first groove and a second groove, and the first groove and the second groove penetrate the passivation layer and expose the heterostructure layer; a second semiconductor layer, where the second semiconductor layer is located in the first groove, and the second semiconductor layer does not fully fill the first groove in a horizontal direction; a first electrode, where the first electrode is at least located on a heterostructure layer and the second semiconductor layer that are corresponding to the first groove; and a second electrode located in the second groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Kai CHENG
  • Publication number: 20230105081
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wafer susceptor. A groove bottom of the wafer susceptor is divided by a first dividing line passing through a center of a groove into a first region close to a center of the wafer susceptor and a second region away from the center of the wafer susceptor. The groove bottom includes a groove bottom surface and a convex structure formed on the groove bottom surface. An average height of the convex structure located in the second region is greater than that of the convex structure located in the first region. A design structure of the groove bottom of the wafer susceptor well matches a warped III-V group nitride wafer in an active region epitaxial process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Kai CHENG, Liyang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230109404
    Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor light-emitting device and a preparation method of the semiconductor light-emitting device. The preparation method of the semiconductor light-emitting device includes: forming a mask layer on a substrate, the mask layer is provided with a plurality of openings exposing the substrate; etching the substrate at each of the plurality of openings to form a first groove, and forming a first reflector in the first groove; epitaxially growing a light-emitting structure on the first reflector, and the light-emitting structure includes a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a multiple quantum well layer and a second conductive type semiconductor layer epitaxial grown in sequence; forming a second reflector in one side of the light-emitting structure away from the first reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Kai CHENG
  • Publication number: 20230106052
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate, a first support structure, a first nanowire heterojunction, a source, a drain, and a ring-shaped gate. The substrate includes a first region, and a second region and a third region located on respective sides of the first region; the first support structure is located at least on the second region and the third region; the first nanowire heterojunction includes a first gate section corresponding to the first region, a first source section corresponding to the second region, and a first drain section corresponding to the third region; the first source section and the first drain section are located on the first support structure. The source is located on the first source section, the drain is located on the first drain section, and the ring-shaped gate wraps the first gate section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Kai CHENG
  • Publication number: 20230098865
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wafer susceptor. A groove bottom of the wafer susceptor is divided by a first dividing line passing through a center of a groove into a first region close to a center of the wafer susceptor and a second region away from the center of the wafer susceptor. The groove bottom includes a groove bottom surface and a convex structure formed on the groove bottom surface. An average height of the convex structure located in the second region is greater than that of the convex structure located in the first region. A design structure of the groove bottom of the wafer susceptor well matches a warped III-V group nitride wafer in an active region epitaxial process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Kai CHENG, Liyang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230099660
    Abstract: Disclosed are a Schottky diode and a manufacturing method thereof. The Schottky diode includes a substrate, a first semiconductor layer, a heterostructure layer, a passivation layer, and a cap layer stacked in sequence. The passivation layer includes a first groove and a second groove, and the first groove and the second groove penetrate through at least the passivation layer. A first electrode is arranged at least on the cap layer corresponding to the first groove; a second electrode is arranged in the second groove. A Schottky contact is formed between the first electrode and the cap layers, so that a direct contact area between the first electrode and the heterostructure layer may be avoided, a contradiction between the forward turn-on voltage and the reverse leakage of the Schottky diode may be balanced, and a leakage characteristic of the heterostructure layer in a high temperature environment may be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Kai CHENG
  • Publication number: 20230089919
    Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method therefor, solving a problem that a surface of an epitaxial layer is not easy to flatten as the epitaxial layer has a large stress. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; a patterned AlN/AlGaN seed layer on the substrate; and an AlGaN epitaxial layer formed on the patterned AlN/AlGaN seed layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Kai CHENG