1W/mm power pseudomorphic HFET with optimised recesstechnology

Abstract
The authors report record DC characteristics and RF performances of a power double heterostructure (DH) pseudomorphic (PM) InGaAs quantum well HFET. The device, with a 0.3 × 70 µm2 gate, exhibits an intrinsic transconductance as high as 720 mS/mm, a maximum current density of ~1 A/mm and delivers a state-of-the-art output power density of 1 W/mm with 5.7 dB linear gain and 38% power added efficiency at 33 GHz. A detailed analysis of the technological aspects and electrical characteristics of the device is proposed to explain these excellent performances.

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