Etching method for III-V-group compound semiconductor materials

Abstract

The invention provides an etching method for III-V-group compound semiconductor materials and belongs to the technical field of semiconductor technologies. According to the etching method, the dry oxidation technology with low-temperature oxygen plasma oxidization and the technology for wet etching of an oxidation layer are combined to be used for etching of the III-V-group compound semiconductor materials, the etching depth can be accurately controlled, wherein the etching precision can reach a high level, please see the level in the specification. The etching method for the III-V-group compound semiconductor materials has the advantages that the surface damage is low, the surface appearance is good, the precision of lines of etched grating grooves can be improved, and the width of a processing line can be reduced. Oxygen plasma treatment is conducted on the surface of a wafer at a low temperature, and therefore current reduction due to heterojunction relaxation which is possibly caused by high-temperature oxidation can be effectively avoided. The etching method can be widely used for etching of shallow slots or fine lines of the III-V-group compound semiconductor materials, such as etching of an ohmic contact groove of a gallium-nitride-based device or groove grid of an enhancement device.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductor technology and relates to an etching method for III-V group compound semiconductor materials. technical background [0002] The III-V compound semiconductor gallium nitride (GaN) and gallium arsenide (GaAs), as a typical representative of compound semiconductors, have many excellent characteristics. Gallium nitride and gallium arsenide materials have high electron mobility and high two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) concentration, and have been developed rapidly in the past ten years. Gallium nitride (GaN) materials have stable chemical properties, high temperature resistance, and corrosion resistance, and have inherent advantages in high-frequency, high-power, and radiation-resistant applications. Gallium arsenide (GaAs) material is an excellent channel material and has broad prospects in future CMOS applications. [0003] Recessed gate etching of high-performance enhanced GaN-based devi...

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[0005] The invention provides an etching method for III-V compound semiconductor materials, which can overcome the poor surface morphology, lattice damage, poor etching precision and material properties caused by high temperature oxidation caused by ordinary dry etching It has the characteristics of precise controllable etching depth and almost no damage to III-V compound semiconductor materials.

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