Undoped AlGaN/GaN HEMTs for microwave power amplification
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- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
- Vol. 48 (3) , 479-485
- https://doi.org/10.1109/16.906439
Abstract
Undoped AlGaN/GaN structures are used to fabricate high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). Using the strong spontaneous and piezoelectric polarization inherent in this crystal structure a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) is induced. Three-dimensional (3-D) nonlinear thermal simulations are made to determine the temperature rise from heat dissipation in various geometries. Epitaxial growth by MBE and OMVPE are described, reaching electron mobilities of 1500 and 1700 cm/sup 2//Ns, respectively, For electron sheet density near 1/spl times/10/sup 13//cm/sup 2/, Device fabrication is described, including surface passivation used to sharply reduce the problematic current slump (dc to rf dispersion) in these HEMTs. The frequency response, reaching an intrinsic f/sub t/ of 106 GHz for 0.15 /spl mu/m gates, and drain-source breakdown voltage dependence on gate length are presented. Small periphery devices on sapphire substrates have normalized microwave output power of /spl sim/4 W/mm, while large periphery devices have /spl sim/2 W/mm, both thermally limited. Performance, without and with Si/sub 3/N/sub 4/ passivation are presented. On SiC substrates, large periphery devices have electrical limits of 4 W/mm, due in part to the limited development of the substrates.Keywords
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