新型双异质结双平面掺杂功率PHEMT

设计并制作了双异质结双平面掺杂的Al0 .2 4 Ga0 .76 As/ In0 .2 2 Ga0 .78As/ Al0 .2 4 Ga0 .76 As功率PHEMT器件,采用双选择腐蚀栅槽结构,有效提高了PHEMT器件的输出电流和击穿电压.对于1μm栅长的器件,最大输出电流为5 0 0 m A/ mm ,跨导为2 75 m S/ m m,阈值电压为- 1 .4 V,最大栅漏反向击穿电压达到了33V .研究结果表明,在栅源间距一定时,栅漏间距对于器件的输出电流、跨导和击穿电压有很大关系,是设计功率PHEMT的关键之一.     

新型双异质结双平面掺杂功率PHEMT

设计并制作了双异质结双平面掺杂的Al0.24Ga0.76As/In0.22Ga0.78As/Al0.24Ga0.76As功率PHEMT器件,采用双选择腐蚀栅槽结构,有效提高了PHEMT器件的输出电流和击穿电压.对于1μm栅长的器件,最大输出电流为500mA/mm,跨导为275mS/mm,阈值电压为-1.4V,最大栅漏反向击穿电压达到了33V.研究结果表明,在栅源间距一定时,栅漏间距对于器件的输出电流、跨导和击穿电压有很大关系,是设计功率PHEMT的关键之一.     

0.25μm GaAs基MHEMT器件

采用普通接触曝光研制成栅长为0 .2 5 μm的Ga As基In Al As/ In Ga As变组分高电子迁移率晶体管(MHEMT) ,测得其跨导为5 2 2 m S/ m m,沟道电流密度达4 90 m A/ mm,截止频率为75 GHz,比同样工艺条件下Ga As基In Ga P/ In Ga As PHEMT的性能有很大的提高.对该器件工艺及结果进行了分析,提取了器件的交流小信号等效电路模型参数,并提出了进一步得到高稳定性、高性能器件的方法.     

88 nm栅长fmax＝201 GHz InP基In0.53Ga0.47As/In0.52Al0.48As HEMT器件

我们成功研制了栅长88 nm, 栅宽2 50 μm, 源漏间距为2.4 μm 的InP基In0.53Ga0.47As/In0.52Al0.48As高电子迁移率器件(HEMT)。栅是使用PMMA/Al/UVⅢ,通过优化电子束曝光时间及其显影时间的方式制作的。这些器件有比较好的直流及其射频特性：峰值跨导、最大源漏饱和电流密度、开启电压、ft和fmax 分别为765 mS/mm, 591 mA/mm, -0.5 V, 150 GHz 和201 GHz。这些器件将非常适合于毫米波段集成电路。     

双层InGaAs沟道InP HEMT

阐述了一种新型的In0.80Ga0.02As／In0.053。Ga0.47 As双沟道InP HEMT结构。采用这种双沟道结构能够有效地提高沟道中电子的迁移率，减小碰撞电离对HEMT性能的影响;从而既显著提高了HEMT的截止频率，又可获得很高的直流输出电流．0．35μ栅长HEMT器件的电流增益截止频率达到120GHz,饱和电流密度、跨导达到790mA/mm、1 050mS／mm,栅极击穿电压和通态击穿电压分别为5V和3．2V。     

具有136GHz的0.18m GaAs Metamorphic HEMT器件

应用电子束直写技术成功制作了栅长0.18μm的高性能In0.52Al0.48As/In0.53Ga0.47As MHEMT。从工艺角度,结合器件的小信号等效电路的理论分析,优化了器件结构,特别是T形栅结构,从而减小了器件寄生参数,达到了较好的器件性能。最终制作的In0.52Al0.48As/In0.53Ga0.47As MHEMT饱和电流达到275mA/mm,夹断电压-0.8V,在Vgs为-0.15V时的最大非本征跨导gm为650mS/mm,截止频率ft达到136GHz,最大振荡频率fmax大于120GHz。     

具有136 GHz的0.18μm GaAs Metamorphic HEMT器件

应用电子束直写技术成功制作了栅长0.18μm的高性能In0.52Al0.48As/In0.53Ga0.47As MHEMT.从工艺角度,结合器件的小信号等效电路的理论分析,优化了器件结构,特别是T形栅结构.从而减小了器件寄生参数,达到了较好的器件性能.最终制作的In0.52Al0.48As/In0.53Ga0.47As MHEMT饱和电流达到275 mA/mm,夹断电压-0.8 V,在Uga为-0.15 V时的最大非本征跨导gm为650 mS/mm,截止频率ft达到136 GHz,最大振荡频率fmax大于120 GHz.     

156GHz 0.15μm GaAs Metamorphic HEMT器件研制

应用电子束直写技术成功制作了栅长0.15μm的高性能In0.52Al0.48As/In0.53Ga0.47As GaAs MHEMT。从工艺角度,结合器件的小信号等效电路的理论分析,优化了器件源漏间距,从而减小了器件寄生参数,达到了较好的器件性能。最终制作的In0.52Al0.48As/In0.53Ga0.47As MHEMT饱和电流达到495mA/mm,夹断电压-0.8V,在Vgs为-0.19V时的最大非本征跨导gm为1032mS/mm,截止频率ft达到156GHz,最大振荡频率fmax大于150GHz。     

120nm栅长In0.7Ga0.3As/In0.52Al0.48As HEMTs 器件

利用新型的PMMA/PMGI/ZEP520/PMGI四层胶T形栅电子束光刻技术制备出120nm栅长InP基雁配In0.7Ga0.3As/In0.52Al0.48As 高电子迁移率晶体管。制作出的InP基HEMT器件获得了良好的直流和高频性能,跨导、饱和漏电流密度、阈值电压、电流增益截止频率和最大单向功率增益频率分别达到520 mS/mm, 446 mA/mm, -1.0 V, 141 GHz 及 120 GHz。文中的材料结构和所有器件制备均为本研究小组自主研究开发。     

100nm GaAs MHEMT器件研制

应用电子束直写技术成功制作了栅长100nm的高性能In0.52Al0.48As/In0.53Ga0.47As GaAs MHEMT(渐变组分高电子迁移率晶体管)。从工艺角度,结合器件的小信号等效电路的理论分析,优化了器件T形栅尺寸与工艺,从而减小了器件寄生参数,达到了较好的器件性能。最终制作的In0.52Al0.48As/In0.53Ga0.47As MHEMT饱和电流达到460mA/mm,夹断电压-0.8V,在Vgs为-0.23V时的最大非本征跨导gm为940mS/mm,截止频率ft达到220GHz,最大振荡频率fmax大于200GHz。     

Super low noise InGaP gated PHEMT

Very high performance InGaP/InGaAs/GaAs PHEMTs will be demonstrated. The fabricated InGaP gated PHEMTs devices with 0.25 × 160/cm² and 0.25 × 300 μm² of gate dimensions show 304 mA/mm and 330 mA/mm of saturation drain current at V_GS = 0 V, V_DS = 2 V, and 320 mS/mm and 302 mS/mm of extrinsic transconductances, respectively. Noise figures for 160 μm and 300 μm gate-width devices at 12 GHz are measured to be 0.46 dB with a 13 dB associated gain and 0.49 dB with a 12.85 dB associated gain, respectively. With such a high gain and low noise, the drain-to-gate breakdown voltage can be larger than 11 V. Standard deviation in the threshold voltage of 22 mV for 160 μm gate-width devices across a 4-in wafer can be achieved using a highly selective wet recess etching process. Good thermal stability of these InGaP gated PHEMTs is also presented     

50-nm Metamorphic High-Electron-Mobility Transistors With High Gain and High Breakdown Voltages

We report the design, fabrication, and characterization of ultrahigh-gain metamorphic high-electron-mobility transistors (MHEMTs) with significantly enhanced breakdown performance. In this letter, an asymmetrically recessed 50-nm $Gamma$-gate process has been successfully applied to epitaxial designs with double-sided-doped InAs-layer-inserted channels grown on GaAs substrates. The critical gate recess width has been optimized for device performance, including transconductance, breakdown voltage, and gain. The employment of a device passivation process greatly minimizes the adverse impacts that the aggressive vertical and lateral scaling would have introduced for pursuing enhanced performance. As a result, we have achieved 1.9-S/mm transconductance and 800-mA/mm maximum drain current at a drain bias of 1 V, 9-V off-state breakdown voltage, approximately 3.5-V on-state breakdown voltage, and 14.2-dB maximum stable gain at 110 GHz. To our knowledge, this is a record combination of gain and breakdown performance reported for microwave and millimeter-wave HEMTs, making these devices excellent candidates for ultrahigh-frequency power applications.      

High DC and microwave characteristics of subhalf-micrometre gate ion-implanted GaAs MESFETs using trilayer deep UV lithography

Subhalf-micrometre gate length ion-implanted GaAs MESFETs have been fabricated on 3 inch diameter substrates using trilayer deep UV lithography. Implanted MESFETs with 0.3 mu m gate lengths exhibit a maximum extrinsic transconductance of 205 mS/mm at a drain current of 600 mA/mm. From S-parameter measurements, a current gain cutoff frequency f/sub t/ of 56 GHz and a maximum available gain cutoff frequency f/sub max/ greater than 90 GHz are achieved. The gate-to-drain diode characteristics of the devices show a sharp breakdown voltage of 13-15 V. The high drain current-drain voltage and microwave characteristics indicate that ion-implanted technology with trilayer deep UV lithography has potential for the manufacture of power devices and amplifiers for Q-band communication applications. This is the first reported result using trilayer deep UV lithography to demonstrate both f/sub t/ over 56 GHz and 13-15 V gate-to-drain breakdown on 0.3 mu m gate-length ion-implanted GaAs MESFETs.<>     

A Ku-band T-shaped gate GaAs power MESFET with high breakdownvoltage for satellite communications

^GaAs power MESFET's with 0.5-μm T-shaped gate for Ku-band power applications have been developed using a new self-aligned and optical lithography. It displays a maximum current density of 350 mA/mm, an uniform transconductance of 150 mS/mm and a high gate-to-drain breakdown voltage of 35 V. Both the high breakdown voltage and the uniform transconductance were achieved by the new MESFET design incorporating an undoped GaAs cap and a thick lightly doped active layers. The breakdown voltage is the highest one among the values reported on the power devices. The device exhibits 0.61 W/mm power density and 47% power added efficiency with 9.0 dB associated gain at a drain bias of 12 V and an operation frequency of 12 GHz     

High-performance GaAs MESFETs with advanced LDD structure fordigital, analog, and microwave applications

GaAs MESFETs with advanced LDD structure have been developed by using a single resist-layered dummy gate (SRD) process. The advanced LDD structure suppresses the short channel effects, and reduces source resistance, while maintaining a moderate breakdown voltage. The 0.3-μm enhancement-mode devices exhibit a transconductance of 420 mS/mm, while the breakdown voltage of the depletion-mode device (V_th=-500 mV) is larger than 6 V. The standard deviation of the threshold voltage for 0.3-μm devices is less than 30 mV across a 3-in wafer. The 0.3-μm devices exhibit an average cutoff frequency of 47.2 GHz with a standard deviation of 1.3 GHz across a 3-in wafer. The cutoff frequency of a 0.15-μm device is as high as 72 GHz. D-type flip-flop circuits for digital IC applications and preamplifier for analog IC applications fabricated with 0.3-μm gate length devices operate above 10 Gb/s. In addition, the 0.3-μm devices also show good noise performance with a noise figure of 1.1 dB with associated gain of 6.5 dB at 18 GHz. These results demonstrate that GaAs MESFETs with an advanced LDD structure are quite suitable for digital, analog, microwave, and hybrid IC applications     

Comparison of SiC, GaAs, and Si RF MESFET power densities

The maximum power density of Si, GaAs, and 4H-SiC MESFET's was modeled using material parameters, a planar MESFET cross section, and a piecewise linear MESFET drain characteristic. The maximum power density for the Si, GaAs, and 4H-SiC was calculated to be 0.45 W/mm, 0.78 W/mm, and 17.37 W/mm at drain voltages of 8.4 V, 8.3 V, and 105 V, respectively. Modeling power density as a function of drain voltage showed that, for low voltage applications, the GaAs MESFET has the highest power density because of its high electron mobility and very low channel resistance (R_on). For high voltage applications, the 4H-SiC MESFET has the highest absolute power density because of the higher breakdown voltage of this material. Experiment data agree qualitatively with the modeled results     

4-GHz 15-W power GaAs MESFET

High-field behavior of GaAs MESFET's such as drain-source breakdown characteristics and visible light emission and a model explaining these phenomena are described. An FET structure with a high drain-source breakdown voltage in excess of 26 V has been developed following an analysis of the high-field behavior of the device. Typical characteristics of the fabricated devices at 4 GHz are as follows: Pout= 9.6 W Ga= 5 dB ηadd= 33.6 percent at 18 V from single chip (WG= 13 mm) Pout= 15 W Ga= 5 dB ηadd= 28.3 percent at 22 V from two chip (WG= 26 mm) where Pout, Ga, ηadd, and WGindicate the output power, associated power gain, power added efficiency, and total gate width of the FET's, respectively.     

Bias dependent microwave performance of AlGaN/GaN MODFET's up to100 V

1 μm gate-length AlGaN/GaN modulation doped field effect transistors (MODFET's) have been fabricated on an insulating GaN buffer layer for better carrier confinement. These devices demonstrate simultaneously high current levels (>500 mA/mm), excellent pinch-off and high gate-drain breakdown voltages (220 V for 3 μm gate-drain spacing). In contrast to their GaAs counterparts, the current-gain cutoff frequency of the AlGaN/GaN devices shows little degradation at high drain voltage biases. A power-gain cutoff frequency of 19 GHz is obtained at 100 V. ACW power density of 1.57 W/mm at 4 Ghz is also achieved when biased at 28 V and 205 mA/mm     

Enhancement mode metamorphicAl0.67In0.33As/Ga0.66In0.34As HEMT on GaAs substrate with high breakdown voltage

This paper presents original and experimental results provided by E-mode Al_0.67In_0.33As/Ga_0.66In_0.34 As metamorphic HEMT. The devices exhibit good dc and rf performances. The 0.4 μm gate length devices have saturation current density of 355 mA/mm at +0.6 V gate-to-source voltage. The Schottky characteristic is a typical reverse gate-to-drain breakdown voltage of -16 V. It is the first time, to our knowledge, that gate current issued from impact ionization have been observed in these devices versus gate to drain extension. These results are the first reported for E-mode Al _0.67In_0.33As/Ga_0.66In_0.34As MM-HEMTs on GaAs substrate     

Comparison of zincblende-phase GaN, cubic-phase SiC, and GaAs MESFETs using a full-band Monte Carlo Simulator

We present a theoretical study of metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MESFET) devices for three different materials: zincblende-phase gallium nitride (ZB-GaN), cubic-phase silicon carbide (3C-SiC) and gallium arsenide (GaAs). The dc breakdown voltage of comparable MESFETs made with the two wide bandgap materials, ZB-GaN and 3C-SiC are compared to that made with the well studied material, GaAs. In this way, the GaAs calculations serve as a control, enabling an accurate comparison of the device behaviors. The simulations are performed with a new, generalized, self-consistent, full-band Monte Carlo simulator. The new simulator includes fully numerical scattering rates and a fully numerical, overlap-based final-state selection process. A 0.1 /spl mu/m gate-length MESFET is used for all of the simulations, and rectangular wells of lightly doped material are used to model interface states. The calculated dc breakdown voltages of the ZB-GaN, 3C-SiC, and GaAs MESFETs are 18, 16, and 5 V respectively. The previously estimated factor-of-four difference between the breakdown voltage of ZB-GaN and GaAs devices is verified.