SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME
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1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
- a crystalline substrate including a primary surface and a crystal plane provided within the primary surface so as to have a surface orientation different from a surface orientation of the primary surface;
a semiconductor layered structure grown over the crystalline substrate; and
an active region provided at a portion in the semiconductor layer structure above the crystal plane.
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Abstract
A semiconductor device includes: a crystalline substrate including a primary surface and a crystal plane provided within the primary surface so as to have a surface orientation different from a surface orientation of the primary surface; a semiconductor layered structure grown over the crystalline substrate; and an active region provided at a portion in the semiconductor layer structure above the crystal plane.
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36 Claims
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1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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a crystalline substrate including a primary surface and a crystal plane provided within the primary surface so as to have a surface orientation different from a surface orientation of the primary surface;
a semiconductor layered structure grown over the crystalline substrate; and
an active region provided at a portion in the semiconductor layer structure above the crystal plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 17, 19, 21, 36)
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8. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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a crystalline substrate;
a first semiconductor layer provided on the crystalline substrate;
a second semiconductor layer provided on the first semiconductor layer; and
an active region provided in the second semiconductor layer, wherein each of the crystalline substrate and the first semiconductor layer includes a primary surface and a crystal plane provided at least within the primary surface so as to have a surface orientation different from a surface orientation of the primary surface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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23. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:
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forming a crystal plane on a primary surf ace of a substrate so that a surface orientation of the crystal plane is different from a surf ace orientation of the primary surface of the substrate; and
forming a semiconductor layered structure made of a III group nitride compound material over the crystal plane and the primary surface of the substrate.
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29. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:
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forming a first crystal plane on a primary surface of a substrate so that a surface orientation of the first crystal plane is different from a surface orientation of the primary surface of the substrate;
forming a first semiconductor layer over the crystal plane and the primary surface of the substrate;
forming a second crystal plane on a primary surface of the first semiconductor layer so that a surface orientation of the second crystal plane is different from a surface orientation of a primary surface of the first semiconductor layer; and
forming a second semiconductor layer made of a III group nitride compound material over the second crystal plane and the primary surface of the first semiconductor layer.
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35. A method for fabricating a semiconductor substrate, comprising the steps of:
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forming a crystal plane on a primary surface of a substrate so that a surface orientation of the crystal plane is different from a surface orientation of the primary surface of the substrate;
forming a semiconductor layer made of a III group nitride compound material over the crystal plane and the primary surface of the substrate; and
separating the semiconductor layer from the substrate.
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