RF small-signal and power characterization of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

in , Proc. 4th Intern. Conf. Advanced Semicon. Dev. & Microsystems (2002)

AlGaN/GaN HEMTs on Silicon Substrates with f¬T of 32/20 GHz and fmax of 27/22 GHz for 0.5/0.7 µm gate length,

in Electronics Letters (2002), 38(2002), 288-289

AlGaN/GaN HEMTs on silicon substrates have been realised and their static and small signal characteristics investigated. The AlGaN/GaN (x=0.23) material structures were grown on (111) p-Si by LP-MOVPE ... [more ▼]

AlGaN/GaN HEMTs on silicon substrates have been realised and their static and small signal characteristics investigated. The AlGaN/GaN (x=0.23) material structures were grown on (111) p-Si by LP-MOVPE. Devices exhibit a saturation current density of 0.53 to 0.68 A/mm and a peak extrinsic transconductance of 110 mS/mm. A unity gain frequency of 20 and 32 GHz and a maximum frequency of oscillation of 22 and 27 GHz are obtained for devices with a gate length of 0.7 and 0.5 mm, respectively. These values are the highest reported so far on AlGaN=GaN=Si HEMTs and are comparable to those known for devices using sapphire and SiC substrates. [less ▲]

Annealing of Schottky contacts deposited on dry etched AlGaN/GaN,

in Semiconductor Science and Technology (2002), 17((2002).), 76-78

The influence of annealing on properties of Pt Schottky contacts deposited on the electron cyclotron resonance plasma etched surface of an AlGaN/GaN heterostructure has been investigated. It is found that ... [more ▼]

The influence of annealing on properties of Pt Schottky contacts deposited on the electron cyclotron resonance plasma etched surface of an AlGaN/GaN heterostructure has been investigated. It is found that rapid thermal annealing (450 ◦C and 40 s in nitrogen gas), performed after metal deposition, allows for the preparation of Schottky contacts with similar or better properties than those obtained on a non-etched surface. This procedure is suitable for the realization of recessed high-quality Schottky contacts of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs. [less ▲]

Photoionization spectroscopy of traps in doped and undoped AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

in Physica Status Solidi C. Current Topics in Solid State Physics (2002), (1), 82-85

Deep-level defects and surface states are supposed to be responsible for the limitation of AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) performance. In order to investigate the influence of these ... [more ▼]

Deep-level defects and surface states are supposed to be responsible for the limitation of AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) performance. In order to investigate the influence of these traps, photoionization spectroscopy was used to study doped and undoped HEMTs grown on sapphire in different metalorganic vapour-phase epitaxy reactors. This measurement technique is based on the optical reversion of the current collapse and it allows one to determine photoionization cross-sections of the participating traps. For doped and undoped HEMTs nearly the same two defect levels with excitation energies of 3.2 eV and 2.9 eV were determined. By varying the source–gate voltage it was found that the photoionization cross-section is reduced for positive gate bias, i.e. the virtual gate on the gate–drain access region is partially neutralized due to the removal of trapped electrons from surface states. [less ▲]

MSM Diodes Based on an AlGaN/GaN HEMT Layer Structure for Varactor and Photodiode Application

in , Proc. 4th Intern. Conf. Advanced Semicon. Dev. & Microsystems (2002)

AlGaN/GaN HEMT Optimization Using the RoundHEMT Technology

in Physica Status Solidi A. Applied Research (2001), 188

The electrical characterization of epitaxially grown HEMT layer systems for device fabrication is commonly performed by Hall measurements. However, the ultimate characterization of a HEMT layer system is ... [more ▼]

The electrical characterization of epitaxially grown HEMT layer systems for device fabrication is commonly performed by Hall measurements. However, the ultimate characterization of a HEMT layer system is the transistor device itself. The RoundHEMT concept meets the need for a device technology with few fabrication steps that allows a fast feedback to epitaxy while providing an evaluation of important electrical and also processing data. Even though nearly identical Hall data on structures with different thickness and doping concentration of the AlGaN layers suggest similar device properties, the RoundHEMTs resolve remarkable differences in device performance. The best layer structure was used to fabricate HEMTs with IDS = 700 mA/mm, fT = 35 GHz, and fmax = 70 GHz for LG = 0.2 mm. [less ▲]

AlGaN/GaN Round-HEMTs on (111) silicon substrates

in Electronics Letters (2001), 37(2001), 1364-1366

AlGaN/GaN Round-HEMTs on silicon substrates have been realised and their static characteristics investigated. The AlGaN/GaN (x = 0.23) material structures were grown on (111) p-Si by LP-MOVPE. Devices ... [more ▼]

AlGaN/GaN Round-HEMTs on silicon substrates have been realised and their static characteristics investigated. The AlGaN/GaN (x = 0.23) material structures were grown on (111) p-Si by LP-MOVPE. Devices with 0.3 mm gate length exhibit a saturation current of 0.82 A/mm, a good pinch-off and a peak extrinsic transconductance of 110 mS/mm. Highest saturation current reported so far and static output characteristics up to 20 V demonstrate that the devices are capable of handling 16 W/mm of static heat dissipation without any degradation of their performance. [less ▲]

Optimization of AlGaN/GaN HEMT performance

in Proceedings of EDMO (2001)

Material and Device Issues of GaN-based HEMTs

in Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on High Performance Electron Devices for Microwave and Optoelectronic Applications (EDMO), (2000)