Improvement of micro-strip GaN-on-SiC backside via-holes process

When people think of power electronics applications for wide-bandgap semiconductor materials, they often consider silicon carbide or gallium nitride. This is not surprising, as silicon carbide and gallium nitride are the wideband gap semiconductors used in the world's most advanced power ele...

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Main Author: Yu, Zhuoran
Other Authors: Wang Hong
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/78797
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description When people think of power electronics applications for wide-bandgap semiconductor materials, they often consider silicon carbide or gallium nitride. This is not surprising, as silicon carbide and gallium nitride are the wideband gap semiconductors used in the world's most advanced power electronics applications. However, for the fabrication of Micro-strip SiC HEMT, the interconnection of the source part is always a critical problem. Fortunately, Via-hole processes for the backside of SiC substrate is a proved method which can ground source region together under the bottom, Therefore, It can improve the performance of Microwave transmission and save the design space for the other interconnections. From this project, you would understand how this interconnection was fabricated in the clean room by a few processes like Lapping for SiC material, CMP for smooth and uniform surface, Ni plating for the hard mask, SiC dry etching for Via-hole. Other than that, there are also a few continuous improvements for the above processes. My project will mainly concentrate on the fabrication of the SiC lapping and Via-hold dry etching. Specific details for each step will be introduced in the following chapters.
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spelling ntu-10356/787972023-07-04T16:18:35Z Improvement of micro-strip GaN-on-SiC backside via-holes process Yu, Zhuoran Wang Hong School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Temasek Laboratories Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering When people think of power electronics applications for wide-bandgap semiconductor materials, they often consider silicon carbide or gallium nitride. This is not surprising, as silicon carbide and gallium nitride are the wideband gap semiconductors used in the world's most advanced power electronics applications. However, for the fabrication of Micro-strip SiC HEMT, the interconnection of the source part is always a critical problem. Fortunately, Via-hole processes for the backside of SiC substrate is a proved method which can ground source region together under the bottom, Therefore, It can improve the performance of Microwave transmission and save the design space for the other interconnections. From this project, you would understand how this interconnection was fabricated in the clean room by a few processes like Lapping for SiC material, CMP for smooth and uniform surface, Ni plating for the hard mask, SiC dry etching for Via-hole. Other than that, there are also a few continuous improvements for the above processes. My project will mainly concentrate on the fabrication of the SiC lapping and Via-hold dry etching. Specific details for each step will be introduced in the following chapters. Master of Science (Electronics) 2019-06-28T03:48:39Z 2019-06-28T03:48:39Z 2019 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/78797 en 70 p. application/pdf
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Improvement of micro-strip GaN-on-SiC backside via-holes process
title Improvement of micro-strip GaN-on-SiC backside via-holes process
title_full Improvement of micro-strip GaN-on-SiC backside via-holes process
title_fullStr Improvement of micro-strip GaN-on-SiC backside via-holes process
title_full_unstemmed Improvement of micro-strip GaN-on-SiC backside via-holes process
title_short Improvement of micro-strip GaN-on-SiC backside via-holes process
title_sort improvement of micro strip gan on sic backside via holes process
topic Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
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