Vanguard Group has been granted a patent for a method of forming a doped gallium nitride (GaN) layer. The process involves providing a substrate structure with a gallium nitride layer, depositing a dopant source layer, annealing to diffuse dopants, and activating them to create the desired layer. GlobalData’s report on Vanguard Group gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Method of forming p-type gallium nitride layer
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11881404B2) discloses a method for forming a p-type gallium nitride layer. The process involves sputtering a dopant source containing magnesium onto an epitaxial gallium nitride layer, patterning the dopant source, depositing a dielectric capping structure, annealing the substrate structure to diffuse magnesium, and activating the diffused magnesium to create the p-type gallium nitride layer. The method includes specific parameters such as temperature ranges for annealing and thickness ranges for the dopant sources, like magnesium fluoride or aluminum nitride magnesium composite material.
Additionally, the patent covers a method for forming a doped gallium nitride layer, which includes similar steps of forming a dopant source layer, patterning, annealing, and activating the diffused dopants. The process involves specific techniques like sputtering the dopant source layer, surface preparation processes, and the use of a dielectric capping structure like AlN/SiO2 or AlN/SiN. The patent also details the composition of the substrate structure, including a polycrystalline ceramic core, a barrier layer, a bonding layer, and a single crystalline layer. Furthermore, the method allows for the annealing of magnesium implant damage in the substrate structure and the use of a mask to expose specific portions of the epitaxial gallium nitride layer before forming the dopant source layer.
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