Patent ID: 9029866
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A semiconductor device comprising: a) a substrate; b) a nitride semiconductor layer comprising a nitride semiconductor hetero-layer formed on a main surface of the substrate; c) a metallization layer formed on the nitride semiconductor layer defining an array of a plurality of first island electrodes and a plurality of second island electrodes spaced apart from each other and arranged with alternating first island electrodes and second island electrodes in at least two orthogonal directions to produce two-dimensional active regions in areas of the nitride semiconductor layer, with: d) each of the plurality of first island electrodes providing a contact area (pad) for a respective individual first external connection; and e) each of the plurality of second island electrodes providing a contact area (pad) for a respective individual second external connection; and f) wherein: