IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0284900
(2011-10-29)
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등록번호 |
US-8778784
(2014-07-15)
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발명자
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- Sung, Chien-Min
- Kan, Ming Chi
- Hu, Shao Chung
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Thorpe North & Western LLP
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초록
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Stress regulated semiconductor devices and associated methods are provided. In one aspect, for example, a stress regulated semiconductor device can include a semiconductor layer, a stress regulating interface layer including a carbon layer formed on the semiconductor layer, and a heat spreader coupl
Stress regulated semiconductor devices and associated methods are provided. In one aspect, for example, a stress regulated semiconductor device can include a semiconductor layer, a stress regulating interface layer including a carbon layer formed on the semiconductor layer, and a heat spreader coupled to the carbon layer opposite the semiconductor layer. The stress regulating interface layer is operable to reduce the coefficient of thermal expansion difference between the semiconductor layer and the heat spreader to less than or equal to about 10 ppm/° C.
대표청구항
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1. A stress regulated semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor layer;a stress regulating interface layer including a carbon layer bonded to the semiconductor layer by a carbide former;a heat spreader coupled to the stress regulating interface layer opposite the semiconductor layer, wherein
1. A stress regulated semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor layer;a stress regulating interface layer including a carbon layer bonded to the semiconductor layer by a carbide former;a heat spreader coupled to the stress regulating interface layer opposite the semiconductor layer, wherein the stress regulating interface layer is operable to reduce the coefficient of thermal expansion difference between the semiconductor layer and the heat spreader to less than or equal to about 10 ppm/° C.; anda carbide former disposed between the stress regulating carbon layer and the heat spreader layer. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the stress regulating interface layer is operable to reduce the coefficient of thermal expansion difference between the semiconductor layer and the heat spreader to less than or equal to about 5 ppm/° C. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the semiconductor material includes a member selected from the group consisting of silicon, silicon carbide, silicon germanium, gallium arsenide, gallium nitride, germanium, zinc sulfide, gallium phosphide, gallium antimonide, gallium indium arsenide phosphide, aluminum phosphide, aluminum arsenide, aluminum gallium arsenide, gallium nitride, boron nitride, aluminum nitride, indium arsenide, indium phosphide, indium antimonide, indium nitride, and composites thereof. 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the semiconductor material includes a member selected from the group consisting of gallium nitride, aluminum nitride, indium nitride, and composites thereof. 5. The device of claim 1, wherein the carbon layer is a member selected from the group consisting of diamond-like carbon, boron-doped diamond, amorphous diamond, crystalline diamond, polycrystalline diamond, graphite, and combinations thereof. 6. The device of claim 5, wherein the carbon layer has an amorphous atomic structure. 7. The device of claim 6, wherein the carbon layer is diamond-like carbon. 8. The device of claim 1, wherein the carbon layer is electrically conductive. 9. The device of claim 1, wherein the heat spreader includes a member selected from the group consisting of aluminum, copper, tin, tungsten, nickel, titanium, gold, silver, platinum, Al2O3, AlN, Si3N4, Si, glass, and combinations and alloys thereof. 10. The device of claim 1, wherein the heat spreader includes copper. 11. The device of claim 1, further comprising a reflective layer coupled to the stress regulating interface layer. 12. A stress regulated semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor layer;a heat spreader formed on the semiconductor layer, the heat spreader including a plurality of diamond particles disposed within a metal matrix as a monolayer, wherein the diamond particles are operable to reduce the coefficient of thermal expansion difference between the semiconductor layer and the metal matrix to less than or equal to about 10 ppm/° C. 13. The device of claim 12, wherein the diamond particles are operable to reduce the coefficient of thermal expansion difference between the semiconductor layer and the metal matrix to less than or equal to about 5 ppm/° C. 14. The device of claim 12, wherein the diamond particles are dispersed uniformly in the metal matrix at less than or equal to about 60 Vol %. 15. A method for reducing stress induced defects in a semiconductor device, comprising: forming a stress regulating interface layer including a carbon layer on a semiconductor layer;coupling a heat spreader layer to the carbon layer opposite the semiconductor layer, wherein the stress regulating interface layer reduces the coefficient of thermal expansion difference between the semiconductor layer and the heat spreader to less than or equal to about 10 ppm/° C. and;forming a carbide former layer between the carbon layer and the heat spreader layer. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising forming a carbide former layer between the carbon layer and the semiconductor layer. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein coupling the heat spreader to the carbon layer includes forming the heat spreader on the carbon layer.
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