Method of manufacturing a semiconductor substrate having a cavity
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1. A method of fabricating a nitride semiconductor substrate, the method comprising:
- forming a first nitride semiconductor layer on a substrate;
forming a metallic material layer on the first nitride semiconductor layer;
forming a second nitride semiconductor layer on the first nitride semiconductor layer and the metallic material layer, wherein a hole is formed in the metallic material layer and a first cavity is formed in the first nitride semiconductor layer under the metallic material layer during formation of the second nitride semiconductor layer;
etching the substrate using a solution to remove the metallic material layer and a portion of the first nitride semiconductor layer after forming the second nitride semiconductor layer;
forming a third nitride semiconductor layer on the second nitride semiconductor layer; and
forming a second cavity in the first nitride semiconductor layer under where the metallic material layer was removed.
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The present invention provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor substrate, the method including forming a first semiconductor layer on a substrate, forming a metallic material layer on the first semiconductor layer, forming a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer and the metallic material layer, etching the substrate using a solution to remove the metallic material layer and a portion of the first semiconductor layer, and forming a cavity in the first semiconductor layer under where the metallic material layer was removed.
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1. A method of fabricating a nitride semiconductor substrate, the method comprising:
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forming a first nitride semiconductor layer on a substrate; forming a metallic material layer on the first nitride semiconductor layer; forming a second nitride semiconductor layer on the first nitride semiconductor layer and the metallic material layer, wherein a hole is formed in the metallic material layer and a first cavity is formed in the first nitride semiconductor layer under the metallic material layer during formation of the second nitride semiconductor layer; etching the substrate using a solution to remove the metallic material layer and a portion of the first nitride semiconductor layer after forming the second nitride semiconductor layer; forming a third nitride semiconductor layer on the second nitride semiconductor layer; and forming a second cavity in the first nitride semiconductor layer under where the metallic material layer was removed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of fabricating a nitride semiconductor substrate, the method comprising:
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forming a first nitride semiconductor layer on a substrate; forming a metallic material layer on the first nitride semiconductor layer; forming a second nitride semiconductor layer on the first nitride semiconductor layer and the metallic material layer, wherein a hole is formed in the metallic material layer and a first cavity is formed in the first nitride semiconductor layer under the metallic material layer during formation of the second nitride semiconductor layer; dipping the substrate in a solution to remove the metallic material layer and a portion of the first nitride semiconductor layer after forming the second nitride semiconductor layer; forming a third nitride semiconductor layer on the second nitride semiconductor layer; and forming a second cavity in the first nitride semiconductor layer under where the metallic material layer was removed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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