Patent ID: 6727559
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A compound semiconductor device comprising:a compound semiconductor substrate having a substantially rectangular shape; a channel region formed on a surface of the substrate; a drain electrode, a gate electrode and a source electrode each formed on the channel region; a drain connecting pad and a gate connecting pad each connected to the respective electrodes; and a first source connecting pad and a second source connecting pad each connected to the source electrode, wherein the drain connecting pad and the gate connecting pad are disposed substantially at respective corners of a first diagonal of the substrate and the first and second source connecting pads are disposed substantially at respective corners of a second diagonal of the substrate, the first and second diagonals defining the surface of the substrate on which the channel region is formed, an angle made by the first diagonal of the substrate and an edge of the substrate is between 30 and 60 degrees, an angle made by the second diagonal of the substrate and an edge of the substrate is between 30 and 60 degrees, and the gate electrode is substantially disposed in a same direction as the first diagonal of the substrate.