Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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701921 | Diamond and Related Materials | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The commercialization of gallium-nitride microwave circuits on diamond substrates requires chip-dicing technology and via formation process compatible with standard semiconductor processes. This paper discusses issues related to dicing and drilling of GaN-on-diamond wafers for RF power transistor applications (die size < 1 mm2) using laser micromachining.
Research highlights► Via formation and wafer scribing using laser machining of GaN-on-diamond wafers. ► Investigation of debris-free diamond wafer laser cutting. ► Laser machining of diamond in oxygen overpressure. ► Cleaving of laser-scribed GaN-on-diamond wafers into discrete AlGaN/GaN HEMT chips.
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Authors
Dubravko I. Babić, Quentin Diduck, Firooz Faili, John Wasserbauer, Frank Lowe, Daniel Francis, Felix Ejeckam,