Abstract: A compound semiconductor device includes a gate electrode, a drain electrode, and a source electrode, and a p-type semiconductor layer provided between the gate electrode and the drain electrode. The p-type semiconductor layer has a lower acceptor concentration on a drain side thereof than that on a gate side thereof.

Abstract: A compound semiconductor device includes a gate electrode, a drain electrode, and a source electrode, and a p-type semiconductor layer provided between the gate electrode and the drain electrode. The p-type semiconductor layer has a lower acceptor concentration on a drain side thereof than that on a gate side thereof.

Abstract: A compound semiconductor device includes a cap layer formed on a channel layer and an insulating film formed on the cap layer, and a &Ggr;-shaped gate electrode is provided in a gate recess opening, wherein an extension part of the &Ggr;-shaped gate electrode extends over the insulating film toward a drain electrode, and the total thickness of the insulating film and the cap layer being is set such that the electric field formed right underneath the extension part of the gate electrode includes a component acting in a direction perpendicular to the substrate.

Abstract: A compound semiconductor device includes a cap layer formed on a channel layer and an insulating film formed on the cap layer, and a &Ggr;-shaped gate electrode is provided in a gate recess opening, wherein an extension part of the &Ggr;-shaped gate electrode extends over the insulating film toward a drain electrode, and the total thickness of the insulating film and the cap layer being is set such that the electric field formed right underneath the extension part of the gate electrode includes a component acting in a direction perpendicular to the substrate.

Abstract: A carrier transfer layer of compound semiconductor material is disposed on or over a support substrate, and a gate electrode of conductive material is disposed on or over the carrier transfer layer at a partial region thereof. A cap layer of non-doped compound semiconductor material is disposed on or over the carrier transfer layer at both sides of the gate electrode. The thickness of the cap layer is 100 nm or thicker. two current electrodes are formed in ohmic contact with the carrier transfer layer. An enhancement mode MESFET is provided whose gain and output power are suppressed from being lowered.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device including at least word lines and bit lines with memory cells located at each cross point therebetween. Each of the word lines is divided to form segmented word lines and each of the word line segments is driven by an individual private word driver. The individual private word drivers are activated together in response to a word selection signal. Level shifting diodes are employed in the bit line drivers to offset a voltage level change caused by the segment word drivers.