Abstract: An electronic device includes a first group III nitride transistor and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit. The ESD protection circuit includes a diode and a second transistor. The diode has an anode electrically connected to a gate of the first group III nitride transistor. The second transistor has a drain electrically connected to the gate of the first group III nitride transistor, a gate electrically connected to a cathode of the diode and a source electrically connected to a source of the first group III nitride transistor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and a fabrication method thereof. The semiconductor device includes a first III-nitride layer, a second III-nitride layer, a first contact layer, a second contact layer, a structure, and a gate layer. The second III-nitride layer is in direct contact with the first III-nitride layer. The first contact layer and the second contact layer are disposed over the second III-nitride layer. The structure is adjacent to an interface of the first III-nitride layer and the second III-nitride layer, and a material of the structure is different from a material of the first III-nitride layer or a material of the second III-nitride layer. The gate layer is disposed between the first contact layer and the second contact layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a clamping circuit including a substrate; a first semiconductor layer, arranged on the substrate and composed of a III-nitride semiconductor material; a second semiconductor layer, arranged on the first semiconductor layer and composed of a III-nitride semiconductor material; a power transistor structure, including a gate structure, a drain structure and a source structure arranged on the second semiconductor layer; the first transistor structures, arranged on the second semiconductor layer; and the second transistor structures, arranged on the second semiconductor layer in series.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor device includes: a substrate, a doped group III-V layer, a gate conductor, a field plate, a first passivation layer, and a second passivation layer. The doped group III-V layer is disposed on the substrate. The gate conductor is disposed on the doped group III-V layer. The field plate is disposed on the gate conductor. The first passivation layer is located between the field plate and the gate conductor. The second passivation layer is located between the field plate and the first passivation layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a semiconductor component and a method for forming the semiconductor component. The semiconductor component includes a substrate, a III-V layer, a doped III-V layer, a gate contact, a first field plate, and a second field plate. The gate contact has first and second sides away from the doped III-V layer. The first field plate has first and second sides, and the first side is closer to the second side of the gate contact than the second side. The second field plate has first and second sides, and the first side is closer to the second side of the gate contact than the second side. The first field plate is closer to the doped III-V layer than the second field plate and the first side and the second side of the gate contact.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a barrier layer, a dielectric layer, a first spacer, a second spacer, and a gate. The dielectric layer is disposed on the barrier layer and defines a first recess. The first spacer is disposed on the barrier layer and within the first recess. The second spacer is disposed on the barrier layer and within the first recess. The first and second spacers are spaced apart from each other by a top surface of a portion of the barrier layer. The top surface of the portion of the barrier layer is recessed. The gate is disposed on the barrier layer, the dielectric layer, and the first and second spacers, in which the gate has a bottom portion located between the first and second spacers and making contact with the top surface of the portion of the barrier layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a barrier layer, a dielectric layer, a first protection layer, a first spacer, and a gate. The dielectric layer is disposed on the barrier layer. The first protection layer is disposed on the barrier layer, in which the first protection layer extends from a first sidewall of the dielectric layer to a top surface of the barrier layer. The first spacer is disposed on and received by the first protection layer, in which a top end of the first protection layer comprises a first curved surface between the first spacer and the dielectric layer. The gate is disposed on the barrier layer, the dielectric layer, and the first spacer. The gate extends from a top surface of the dielectric layer and at least along the first curved surface of the first protection layer to make contact with the top surface of the barrier layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) and a fabrication method thereof. The HEMT may include a substrate; a channel layer disposed on the substrate; a barrier layer disposed on the channel layer; a semiconductor gate disposed on the barrier layer; a metal gate disposed on the semiconductor gate, the metal gate having a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape; and a passivation layer directly contacting the metal gate. A first surface of the metal gate contacts a first surface of the semiconductor gate, and an edge of the first surface of the metal gate is located inside an edge of the first surface of the semiconductor gate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device with an asymmetric gate structure. The device comprises a substrate; a channel layer, positioned above the substrate; a barrier layer, positioned above the channel layer, the barrier layer and the channel layer being configured to form two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG), and the 2DEG being formed in the channel layer along an interface between the channel layer and the barrier layer; a source contact and a drain contact, positioned above the barrier layer; a doped group III-V layer, positioned above the barrier layer and between the drain contact and the source contact; and a gate electrode, positioned above the doped group III-V layer and configured to form a Schottky junction with the doped group III-V layer, wherein the doped group III-V layer and/or gate electrode has a non-central symmetrical geometry so as to achieve the effect of improving gate leakage current characteristics.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the disclosure provide a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device comprises: a substrate; a first nitride semiconductor layer on the substrate; a second nitride semiconductor layer on the first nitride semiconductor layer and having a band gap larger than a band gap of the first nitride semiconductor layer; an intermediate layer disposed on the second nitride semiconductor layer; and a conductive structure disposed on the intermediate layer, wherein a first even interface is formed between the intermediate layer and the second nitride semiconductor layer.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a semiconductor device, including a substrate, a channel layer, a barrier layer, a p-type doped III-V layer, a source, a drain and a doped semiconductor layer. The channel layer is disposed on the substrate. The barrier layer is disposed on the channel layer. The p-type doped III-V layer is disposed on the barrier layer. A gate is disposed on the p-type doped III-V layer. The source and the drain are arranged on two opposite sides of the gate. The doped semiconductor layer is provided with a first side close to the gate and a second side away from the gate. The drain covers the first side of the doped semiconductor layer.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the disclosure provide a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes: a doped substrate; a barrier layer, disposed on the doped substrate; a channel layer, disposed between the doped substrate and the barrier layer; and a doped semiconductor structure, disposed in the doped substrate, where a band gap of the barrier layer is greater than a band gap of the channel layer, the doped substrate and the doped semiconductor structure have different polarities, and the doped substrate includes a doped silicon substrate.

Abstract: A testing circuit includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit has a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The first circuit is configured to transfer at least a portion of a first voltage across the first capacitor to the second capacitor. The second circuit has the first capacitor and the second capacitor. The second circuit is configured to transfer at least a portion of a second voltage across the second capacitor to the first capacitor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrostatic protection circuit and an electronic device. The electrostatic protection circuit is connected to a first end point and a second end point of a power device. The electrostatic protection circuit is configured to allow bilateral electrostatic protection between the first end point and the second end point of the power device. The power device includes a transverse high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT).

Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus and a fabrication method thereof are disclosed. The semiconductor apparatus includes a substrate, a channel layer, a barrier layer, and a gate structure, and includes: a first doped group III-V semiconductor, a group III-V semiconductor, and a conductor. The channel layer is disposed on the substrate. The barrier layer is disposed on the channel layer. The first doped group III-V semiconductor is disposed on the barrier layer. The group III-V semiconductor is disposed on the doped group III-V semiconductor. The conductor is disposed on the group III-V semiconductor, where a width of the first doped group III-V semiconductor is greater than a width of the conductor.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for forming a semiconductor device. The method includes: forming a plurality of semiconductor material layers on a doped substrate; removing a part of the plurality of semiconductor material layers to form an exposed doped substrate; and ion implanting a dopant into the exposed doped substrate to form a doped semiconductor structure, where the doped substrate and the doped semiconductor structure have different polarities.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT). The HEMT includes a substrate, a buffer layer, a channel layer, a barrier layer, a source, a drain, and a gate. The substrate, the buffer layer, the channel layer, the barrier layer, the source, the drain, and the gate are stacked in sequence in a thickness direction of the HEMT. The channel layer includes a doped semiconductor structure. The present disclosure further provides a method for manufacturing an HEMT. The HEMT has good performance and has features such as low drain electric field intensity, a high breakdown voltage, high stability, and low costs.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and a fabrication method thereof. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a barrier layer disposed above the substrate, and a dielectric layer disposed on the barrier layer and defining a first recess. The semiconductor device further includes a spacer disposed within the first recess and a gate disposed between a first portion of the spacer and a second portion of the spacer, wherein the gate defining a first recess.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and a fabrication method thereof. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a doped group III-V layer, a conductor structure, and a metal layer. The doped group III-V layer is disposed on the substrate. The conductor structure is disposed on the doped group III-V layer. The metal layer is disposed between the conductor structure and the doped group III-V layer.