Patent ID: 6204512
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: H01L,Y02E

Abstract:
A gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor device comprising:a substrate;a first semiconductor layer provided over a portion of said substrate and comprising an n-type gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor, said first semiconductor layer including a first portion and a second portion, and having a planar top shape with four corners;a second semiconductor layer provided over a portion of said first portion of said first semiconductor layer and comprising a p-type gallium nitride-based III-V Group compound semiconductor;a first electrode layer provided over said second portion of said first semiconductor;a light-transmitting second electrode layer provided substantially entirely over said second semiconductor layer and ohmically connected to said second semiconductor layer;a bonding pad layer provided at a portion of said second electrode layer and electrically connected to said second electrode layer;a first bonding wire bonded to a portion of said second portion of said first semiconductor layer, said first bonding wire being bonded at a bonding position on said first semiconductor layer; anda second bonding wire bonded to a portion of said second electrode layer, said second bonding wire being bonded at a bonding position on said bonding pad layer;wherein said bonding position on said first semiconductor layer and said bonding position on said bonding pad layer are arranged substantially on a diagonal line of said first semiconductor layer.