Semiconductor devices using thin films of diamond and other wide band gap materials

The excellent electrical, optical, and mechanical properties of diamond thin films are the driving force for its current research in producing thin films of diamond. Based upon the unique properties of diamond, enormous state-of-the-art novel electron devices and sensors devices are possible. Several device configurations are provided of hybrid microelectronics, opto-electronic, and other novel devices realizable with the diamond, SiC, GaN, etc wide bandgap material. Thermal management of electronic devices is extremely important in the design of sensors and high-speed high-density electronic circuits with power devices fabricated monolithically. A preliminary theoretical computation for comparison of electrical characteristics of transistor with and without diamond and other wide bandgap materials is presented. Thermal interaction of semiconductor devices,on the substrates as it relates to their close proximity and spacing is addressed. It is suggested that based upon diamond thin films, as a microelectronic lateral extension to complexity, RAM on processors, system on chip (SOC), network on chip, and superchips are possible.