Gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor device

摘要

Disclosed is a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor device, including a laminate film consisting of a plurality of layers stacked one upon the other to form a pn-junction and formed of InGaAlN. The semiconductor device also includes an n-side electrode and a p-side electrode to supply current to the pn-junction. Further included is a heat generation structure formed within the laminate film. The heat generation structure includes a low resistivity portion having a relatively low resistivity and a high resistivity portion having a relatively high resistivity and positioned adjacent to the low resistivity portion. The low resistivity portion and the high resistivity portion are formed within a single layer, differ from each other in carrier concentration, and formed by introducing an impurity into the single layer in a different dose such that the low resistivity portion is positioned closer to the p-side electrode than the high resistivity portion.