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In a multi-beam semiconductor laser including nitride III-V compound semiconductor layers stacked on one surface of a substrate of sapphire or other material to form laser structures, and including a plurality of anode electrodes and a plurality of cathode electrodes formed on the nitride III-V compound semiconductor layers, one of the anode electrodes is formed to bridge over one of the cathode electrodes via an insulating film, and another anode electrode is formed to bridge over another of the cathode electrodes via an insulating film.
Abstract:
In a multi-beam semiconductor laser including nitride III-V compound semiconductor layers stacked on one surface of a substrate of sapphire or other material to form laser structures, and including a plurality of anode electrodes and a plurality of cathode electrodes formed on the nitride III-V compound semiconductor layers, one of the anode electrodes is formed to bridge over one of the cathode electrodes via an insulating film, and another anode electrode is formed to bridge over another of the cathode electrodes via an insulating film.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a nitride semiconductor device capable of enhancing productivity and a production yield. SOLUTION: Prior to a photolithography process, a mask 16 composed of a SiO 2 film is formed on a coating grown layer 14. The surface of the mask 16 is polished by mechanical abrasion (lapping) so that the height of a projection 15 is set to 1 μm or less, for example. The mask 16 is removed by using a hydrogen fluoride solution. The projection 15 formed on the surface of the coating grown layer 14 is removed, and the surface of the coating grown layer 14 is flattened. In a post-photolithography process, when a photomask is brought into contact with a substrate coated with a nitride semiconductor layer by using a contact-type exposure device, since pressure is equally applied to the whole surface of a substrate 11, cracks of the substrate are prevented. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of manufacturing nitride semiconductor, by which the contact resistance of a nitride semiconductor with an electrode can be lowered and, at the same time, the stability of the characteristics of the semiconductor can be improved, and to provide a method of manufacturing semiconductor element using the method. SOLUTION: After the nitride semiconductor doped with p-type impurity is manufactured, the carbon existing on the surface of the semiconductor is removed and, at the same time, an oxide film is formed on the surface by treating the surface in an active oxygen-containing atmosphere. Thereafter, the semiconductor is made to turn into a p-type semiconductor by activating the p-type impurity. Since the carbon is removed from the surface of the semiconductor and the oxide film is formed on the surface, decomposition of the surface during the course of the activating treatment can be prevented and, at the same time, the activating rate of the p-type impurity can be improved. Therefore, the contact resistance of the semiconductor with the electrode can be lowered, and the variation of the characteristics of the semiconductor can be reduced. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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PURPOSE: To provide a semiconductor light emitting device utilizing a II-VI group compound semiconductor which assures long term stabilized operation with the continuous oscillation under the room temperature. CONSTITUTION: In a semiconductor light emitting device where the principal part 3 of a semiconductor light emitting device using a II-VI group compound semiconductor is formed on a GaAs substrate 1 through lattice matching with this GaAs substrate 1, the principal part 3 of the semiconductor light emitting device is formed on the GaAs substrate 1 through an interface layer sequentially forming at least GaAs buffer layer 11 and ZnSe layer 12 and at least a partial thickness of the ZnSe layer 12 in the side of the GaAs buffer layer is formed as the non-doped ZnSe layer 12a.
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PURPOSE: To improve reproducibility and composition controllability by successively detecting the growing-temperature and/or the composition during the growth and by providing a feedback with respect to the difference between them and set values thereof. CONSTITUTION: In a first procedure S1, an epitaxial growth layer is irradiated by an energy beam and the light emitted therefrom is detected. In a second procedure S2, crystallizabilities are discriminated and requirements for epitaxial growth are found out from the wavelength and the intensity of the detected emitted light. In a third procedure S3, the values of the found out epitaxial growth requirements and the set values thereof upon detection of the emitted light are compared to calculate the difference therebetween, and current epitaxial growth requirements are updated based on that difference. In a fourth procedure S4, epitaxial growth is carried out under the updated epitaxial growth requirements. In a fifth procedure S5, it is decided whether the control of the epitaxial growth requirements is to be continued or terminated, and if it is decided to be continued, the first pocedure ff. are instructed to be carried out again.
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PURPOSE:To allow growth of a p-type II-VI compound having sufficiently high carrier concentration or a II-VI compound semiconductor having low defect density and excellent crystallization. CONSTITUTION:At the time of vapor growth of a p-type II-VI compound semiconductor on a semiconductor substrate such as a GaAs substrate by a molecular beam epitaxial method, a semiconductor substrate 1 having a main surface being off by a small angle from a (100) surface in the direction by a small angle, and a main surface being off in the (011) direction by a small angle or a main surface being off in the (01-1) direction by a small angle further a main surface being off in the (011) direction by a small angle is used. In order to make a II-VI compound semiconductor of low defect density to grow, especially the semiconductor substrate 1 having a main surface being off from the (100) in the (01-1) direction by a small angle is used.
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PURPOSE:To produce a semiconductor color light emitting element capable of emitting light with a high luminous efficiency, and mass-producible with a good repeatability. CONSTITUTION:The title semiconductor color light emitting element has a laminated structure of individual light emitting elements R, G and B by light emitting diodes or semiconductor lasers for example of red, green and blue, composed of III-V and II-VI compound semiconductor light emitting elements to lattice-match with GaAs, put on a common GaAs substrate 1.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a GaN semiconductor light-emitting device which is formed on a GaN single-crystal substrate and has a structure the current leakage is reduced. SOLUTION: In the GaN semiconductor laser device 50, a p-side electrode and an n-side electrode are disposed on a laminated structure-side. The device has the same structure as that of a conventional GaN semiconductor layer device formed on a sapphire substrate, except that the laminated structure of a GaN compound semiconductor layer is formed directly on the GaN single-crystal substrate 52, without installing a GaN-ELO structure layer by using the GaN single crystal substrate 52, instead of the sapphire substrate. The GaN single-crystal substrate 50 has core parts 52a in continuous band shapes of 10μm width, and the interval between the core part 52a and the core part 52a is about 400μm. A laser stripe 30, a pad metal 37 of the p-side electrode 36 and the n-side electrode 38 are disposed in the laminated structure on a region, except the core part 52a of the GaN single crystal substrate 50. A horizontal distance S p between the pad metal 37 and an outer peripheral edge of the core part 52a and a horizontal distance S n between the n-side electrode 38 and the outer peripheral edge of the core part 52a are 95μm. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multibeam semiconductor laser employing a nitride III-V group compound semiconductor, which is driven independently and whose operation before mounting is readily confirmed. SOLUTION: In the multibeam semiconductor laser, having a nitride III-V group compound semiconductor layer, forming a laser structure on one main surface of a substrate 1, and anode electrodes 23, 24 as well as cathode electrodes 20, 21 formed on the same layer, the anode electrode 23 is formed so as to be laid across the cathode electrode 20 through an insulation film 22 while the anode electrode 24 is formed so as to be laid across the cathode electrode 21 through the insulation film 22. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO