摘要 |
In a field effect transistor including a Schottky gate electrode disposed on an active region in a compound semiconductor substrate, a compressive stress of the gate electrode and a tensile stress of an insulating film serving as a passivation are concentrated on the lower edges of the gate electrode, whereby positive piezoelectric charges are produced in the compound semiconductor substrate in the vicinity of the gate electrode. The positive piezoelectric charges increase the effective donor concentration, reducing the thickness of the surface depletion layer. As the result, channel narrowing due to the surface depletion layer is suppressed.
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