Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a support base material, and a semiconductor element bonded to the support base material with a binder, the binder including: a porous metal material that contacts the support base material and the semiconductor element, and a solder that is filled in at least one part of pores of the porous metal material.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor chip having an electrode; a lead corresponding to the electrode; a metal line coupling the electrode to the lead; a first resin portion covering a coupling portion between the metal line and the electrode and a coupling portion between the metal line and the lead; and a second resin portion covering the metal line, the first resin portion, and the semiconductor chip.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor chip including a nitride semiconductor layered structure including a carrier transit layer and a carrier supply layer; a first resin layer on the semiconductor chip, the first resin layer including a coupling agent; a second resin layer on the first resin layer, the second resin layer including a surfactant; and a sealing resin layer to seal the semiconductor chip with the first resin layer and the second resin layer.

Abstract: An i-GaN layer (electron transit layer), an n-GaN layer (compound semiconductor layer) formed over the i-GaN layer (electron transit layer), and a source electrode, a drain electrode and a gate electrode formed over the n-GaN layer (compound semiconductor layer) are provided. A recess portion is formed inside an area between the source electrode and the drain electrode of the n-GaN layer (compound semiconductor layer) and at a portion separating from the gate electrode.

Abstract: An i-GaN layer (electron transit layer), an n-GaN layer (compound semiconductor layer) formed over the i-GaN layer (electron transit layer), and a source electrode, a drain electrode and a gate electrode formed over the n-GaN layer (compound semiconductor layer) are provided. A recess portion is formed inside an area between the source electrode and the drain electrode of the n-GaN layer (compound semiconductor layer) and at a portion separating from the gate electrode.

Abstract: In an aspect of a semiconductor device, there are provided a substrate, a transistor including an electron transit layer and an electron supply layer formed over the substrate, a nitride semiconductor layer formed over the substrate and connected to a gate of the transistor, and a controller controlling electric charges moving in the nitride semiconductor layer.

Abstract: An interfacial roughness reducing film which is in contact, on one side thereof, with an insulating film and in contact, on a side opposite from the one side, with wiring comprises a Si—O bond, and is formed using a composition containing a silicon compound that comprises at least one bond of Si—N bonds and Si—Cl bonds wherein the number of Si—N bonds and Si—Cl bonds combined per molecule of the compound is at least two. An interfacial roughness between the interfacial roughness reducing film and the wiring is smaller than that between the interfacial roughness reducing film and the insulating film.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer formed over a substrate, a second semiconductor layer formed over the first semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode formed over the second semiconductor layer, an insulating film formed over the second semiconductor layer, a gate electrode formed over the insulating film, and a protection film covering the insulating film, the protection film being formed by thermal CVD, thermal ALD, or vacuum vapor deposition.

Abstract: An i-GaN layer (electron transit layer), an n-GaN layer (compound semiconductor layer) formed over the i-GaN layer (electron transit layer), and a source electrode, a drain electrode and a gate electrode formed over the n-GaN layer (compound semiconductor layer) are provided. A recess portion is formed inside an area between the source electrode and the drain electrode of the n-GaN layer (compound semiconductor layer) and at a portion separating from the gate electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a GaN electron transport layer provided over a substrate; a first AlGaN electron supply layer provided over the GaN electron transport layer; an AlN electron supply layer provided over the first AlGaN electron supply layer; a second AlGaN electron supply layer provided over the AlN electron supply layer; a gate recess provided in the second AlGaN electron supply layer and the AlN electron supply layer; and a gate electrode provided over the gate recess.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a semiconductor stacked structure, provided over the substrate, including an electron transit layer and an electron supply layer; a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode provided over the semiconductor stacked structure; a gate pad, a source pad, and a drain pad provided over the gate electrode, the source electrode, and the drain electrode, and connected to the gate electrode, the source electrode, and the drain electrode, respectively; and a conductive layer provided under the gate pad, the source pad, and the drain pad, wherein a distance between the gate pad and the source pad is smaller than a distance between the gate pad and the drain pad.

Abstract: A surface-hydrophobicized film is provided which is in contact with an insulating film, and has a higher hydrophobicity than the insulating film at the time of the contact, and which is in contact, on an opposite side of the surface-hydrophobicized film, with wiring, and contains at least one atom selected from the group consisting of sulfur atoms, phosphorus atoms and nitrogen atoms. Semiconductor devices with wiring layers having a low leakage current, a high EM resistance and a high TDDB resistance can be manufactured by using the film.

Abstract: The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device includes forming an insulating film above a semiconductor substrate, forming an opening in the insulating film, forming a conductive film above the insulating film with the opening formed, removing the conductive film above the insulating film to bury the conductive film in the opening, and processing a surface of the insulating film with a silicon compound including Si—N or Si—Cl.

Abstract: An n-type GaN layer (3), a GaN layer (7) formed over the n-type GaN layer (3), an n-type AlGaN layer (9) formed over the GaN layer (7), a gate electrode (15) and a source electrode (13) formed over the n-type AlGaN layer (9), a drain electrode (14) formed below the n-type GaN layer (3), and a p-type GaN layer (4) formed between the GaN layer (7) and the drain electrode (14) are provided.

Abstract: Techniques for obtaining a wiring layer with a high TDDB resistance and little leakage current, and accordingly, for manufacturing a highly reliable semiconductor device with a small electric power consumption are provided, in which an interfacial roughness reducing film is formed which is in contact with an insulator film and also in contact with a wiring line on the other side surface thereof, and has an interfacial roughness between the wiring line and the interfacial roughness reducing film smaller than that between the insulator film and the interfacial roughness reducing film.

Abstract: An interconnection substrate including: a first insulating film made of a silicon compound, an adhesion enhancing layer formed on the first insulating film, and a second insulting film made of a silicon compound and formed on the adhesion enhancing layer, wherein the first insulating film and the second insulating film are combined together with a component having a structure represented by General Formula (1) described below: Si—CXHY—Si??General Formula (1) where X is equal to 2Y and is an integer of 1 or more.

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing: a material for forming an adhesion reinforcing layer which can reinforce the adhesion between a low dielectric constant film, especially a low dielectric constant film containing an inorganic material, and other members; an adhesion reinforcing layer formed by the said material and exhibits superior adhesion; a fast and highly reliable semiconductor device having the adhesion reinforcing layer; and a manufacturing method thereof. The material for forming an adhesion reinforcing layer contains at least any one of organoalkoxysilane having a basic functional group, a basic additive and organoalkoxysilane. The adhesion reinforcing layer is formed by the said material. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes a process for forming a low dielectric constant film and, at least before or after the process for forming a low dielectric constant film, a process for forming an adhesion reinforcing layer with the said material.

Abstract: An i-GaN layer (electron transit layer), an n-GaN layer (compound semiconductor layer) formed over the i-GaN layer (electron transit layer), and a source electrode, a drain electrode and a gate electrode formed over the n-GaN layer (compound semiconductor layer) are provided. A recess portion is formed inside an area between the source electrode and the drain electrode of the n-GaN layer (compound semiconductor layer) and at a portion separating from the gate electrode.

Abstract: A silicic coating of 2.4 g/cm3 or higher density, obtained by forming a silicic coating precursor with the use of at least one type of silane compound having a photosensitive functional group and thereafter irradiating the silicic coating precursor with at least one type of light. This silicic coating can be used as a novel barrier film or stopper film for semiconductor device.

Abstract: The invention provides an agent for post-etch treating a silicon dielectric film, including: at least one nitrogen-containing substance selected from the group consisting of ammonium bases and amine compounds; an acid; and at least one silicon-containing compound containing silicon, carbon and hydrogen. According to the present invention, it becomes possible to suppress an increase in the dielectric constant of a silicon dielectric film caused by etching.