| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080211062 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided which enable reduction and enhanced stability of contact resistance between the back surface of a nitride substrate and an electrode formed thereover. A nitride semiconductor device includes an n-type GaN substrate ( | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090072338 | SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTODETECTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor photodetector includes: forming an insulating film on a semiconductor substrate; forming an electrode on and in contact with a predetermined area of a surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming a resist on the insulating film after forming the electrode; forming a power supply layer of a metal on the resist and the electrode; plating a surface of a portion of the power supply layer with a metal coating, after forming the power supply layer, the portion overlying and being in contact with the electrode; after the plating, etching and removing a part of the power supply layer leaving a portion that is covered with the metal coating and is an extension of the electrode; and removing the resist after etching the power supply layer. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090127661 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Semiconductor devices, in particular nitride semiconductor devices for use in the manufacture of laser diodes, prevent peeling-off of the electrode, and at the same time reduces the complexity of processes and a reduction in yield. A nitride semiconductor device according to the invention includes a P-type nitride semiconductor layer with a ridge on its surface, an SiO | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090130790 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT - A method for manufacturing a nitride semiconductor light-emitting element comprises: forming a semiconductor laminated structure wherein an n-type nitride semiconductor epitaxial layer, an active layer, and a p-type nitride semiconductor epitaxial layer are laminated on a substrate; forming a p-type electrode having a first electrode layer containing Pd and a second electrode layer containing Ta on the p-type nitride semiconductor epitaxial layer; heat treating at a temperature between 400° C. and 600° C. in an ambient containing oxygen after forming the p-type electrode; and forming a pad electrode containing Au on the p-type electrode after the heat treating. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090146308 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nitride semiconductor device with a p electrode having no resistance between itself and other electrodes, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A p electrode is formed of a first Pd film, a Ta film, and a second Pd film, and on a p-type contact layer of a nitride semiconductor. On the second Pd film, a pad electrode is formed. The second Pd film is formed on the entire upper surface of the Ta film which forms part of the p electrode, and serves as an antioxidant film that prevents oxidation of the Ta film. Preventing oxidation of the Ta film, the second Pd film can reduce the resistance that may exist between the p electrode and the pad electrode, thereby preventing a failure in contact between the p electrode and the pad electrode and providing the p electrode with low resistance. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090170225 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device includes forming an insulating film on a semiconductor substrate, the insulating film having an opening therein, forming a Pd electrode in the opening and on the insulating film, and removing the portion of the Pd electrode on the insulating film by the application of a physical force to the portion, while leaving the Pd electrode in the opening. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090184336 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A semiconductor light emitting device includes: a semiconductor layer; an insulating film on the semiconductor layer and having an opening; a multilayer adhesive layer on the insulating film; and a Pd electrode in contact with the semiconductor layer through the opening and in contact with the multilayer adhesive layer. The multilayer adhesive layer includes an Au layer at the top and an alloy of Au and Pd at the interface between the Au layer and the Pd electrode. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100129991 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A SILICON-CONTAINING LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided which enable reduction and enhanced stability of contact resistance between the back surface of a nitride substrate and an electrode formed thereover. A nitride semiconductor device includes an n-type Ga—N substrate ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100190282 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTIPLE-WAVELENGTH SEMICONDUCTOR LASER - A method for manufacturing a multiple-wavelength semiconductor laser comprises: forming a first bar having an array of first semiconductor chips, wherein at least two semiconductor lasers producing light of different wavelengths are monolithically formed; forming a second bar having an array of second semiconductor chips, wherein a semiconductor laser producing light having a different wavelength from the light produced by the semiconductor lasers of the first semiconductor chips is formed; forming a third bar by locating a laser-forming surface of said first bar facing a back surface of the second bar, and joining respective first semiconductor chips in the first bar to respective second semiconductor chips in the second bar; forming scribe lines by irradiating boundaries of the first semiconductor chips and boundaries of the second semiconductor chips with laser beams, and dividing the third bar along the scribe lines into respective chips. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100244074 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor light-emitting device and a manufacturing method are provided, in which a metal film is deposited with positional differences between edges of an insulating film and the metal film, opposite a ridge waveguide top face, utilizing an overhanging-shaped resist pattern. An opening through the insulating film is extended in width without another masking step by etching the insulation film on the ridge waveguide top face, using the metal film as a mask. The contact area between a p-side electrode and a p-type contact layer is increased and operating voltage of the semiconductor light-emitting device is reduced. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110013655 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE - In a semiconductor laser device a dual wavelength semiconductor laser chip is joined onto a submount, junction down, to reduce built-in stress produced between the laser chip and the submount and to decrease polarization angles of the two respective lasers. SnAg solder is used to join the dual wavelength semiconductor laser chip onto the submount. When joining, with respect to each of the two lasers, a ratio of a distance between the center line of a waveguide and an end, placed at a lateral side of the laser chip, of a portion joining the laser chip and the submount, to a distance between the center line of the waveguide and another end, placed toward the center of the laser chip, of the portion joining the laser chip and the submount, falls within a range of 0.69 to 1.46. | 01-20-2011 |