Texas Instruments Incorporated
HYBRID COMPONENT WITH SILICON AND WIDE BANDGAP SEMCONDUCTOR MATERIAL

Abstract:

A microelectronic device includes a hybrid component. The microelectronic device has a substrate including silicon semiconductor material. The hybrid component includes a silicon portion in the silicon, and a wide bandgap (WBG) structure on the silicon. The WBG structure includes a WBG semiconductor material having a bandgap energy greater than a bandgap energy of the silicon. The hybrid component has a first current terminal on the silicon, and a second current terminal on the WBG semiconductor structure. The microelectronic device may be formed by forming the silicon portion of the hybrid component in the silicon, and subsequently forming the WBG structure on the silicon.