Patent 9269790 was granted and assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. on February, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) device includes a plurality of semiconductor layers formed on a substrate, wherein a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) layer is formed in the semiconductor layers; an etch-stop layer formed on the plurality of semiconductor layers; a p-type semiconductor layer pattern formed on the etch-stop layer; and a gate electrode formed on the p-type semiconductor layer pattern.