(19)
(11)
EP 4 010 920 A1
(12)
(43)
Date of publication:
15.06.2022
Bulletin 2022/24
(21)
Application number:
19759458.3
(22)
Date of filing:
06.08.2019
(51)
International Patent Classification (IPC):
H01L
23/31
(2006.01)
H01L
29/778
(2006.01)
H01L
29/20
(2006.01)
(52)
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H01L
29/778
;
H01L
29/2003
;
H01L
23/3171
;
H01L
23/291
(86)
International application number:
PCT/US2019/045297
(87)
International publication number:
WO 2021/025688
(
11.02.2021
Gazette 2021/06)
(84)
Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN
(71)
Applicant:
IQE plc
Cardiff CF3 0LW (GB)
(72)
Inventors:
LABOUTIN, Oleg
South Easton, MA 02375 (US)
GAO, Xiang
East Brunswick, NJ 08816 (US)
MARCHAND, Hugues
Somerville, MA 02143 (US)
(54)
DIELECTRIC PASSIVATION FOR LAYERED III-NITRIDE STRUCTURES