Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same

• Main Authors: Saito, Hisashi, Yumoto, Miki
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.09.2020
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a first GaN-based semiconductor layer, a second GaN-based semiconductor layer provided on the first GaN-based semiconductor layer and having a wider band gap than the first GaN-based semiconductor layer, a source electrode electrically connected to the second GaN-based semiconductor layer, a drain electrode electrically connected to the second GaN-based semiconductor layer, a gate electrode provided between the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a passivation film provided on the second GaN-based semiconductor layer between the source electrode and the gate electrode and between the gate electrode and the drain electrode, the passivation film including a first insulating film and a second insulating film, the first insulating film including nitrogen, the first insulating film having a thickness equal to or greater than 0.2 nm and less than 2 nm, the second insulating film including oxygen and provided on the first insulating film.