Patent ID: 9620599
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: H01L

Claim:
1. A semiconductor device comprising: a GaN layer; a GaN-based semiconductor layer provided on the GaN layer and having a wider band gap than the GaN layer; a source electrode electrically connected to the GaN-based semiconductor layer; a drain electrode electrically connected to the GaN-based semiconductor layer; a gate electrode provided in the GaN-based semiconductor layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode; and a gate insulating film provided at least between the GaN layer and the gate electrode, and between the GaN-based semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, the gate insulating film including a first insulating film and a second insulating film, the first insulating film provided between the GaN layer and the gate electrode, and between the GaN-based semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, the first insulating film having a thickness equal to or greater than 0.2 nm and less than 2 nm, the first insulating film including nitrogen, the second insulating film provided between the first insulating film and the gate electrode, the second insulating film including oxygen.