The effects of direct-current (DC) stress on GaN high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) are investigated by means of numerical simulations, by which the creation of an acceptor trap in the AlGaN barrier layer was correlated to the observed experimental degradation. An increase in the trap concentration induces a worsening of the saturated current IDSS, transconductance g m, and output conductance gO. An increase in the length of the trapping region induces a degradation of IDSS and gm, but can reduce gO. Analysis of scattering parameters in the saturation region shows that the cutoff frequency fT matches the trend of gm.
An Investigation of the Electrical Degradation of GaN High-Electron-Mobility Transistors by Numerical Simulations of DC Characteristics and Scattering Parameters / DI LECCE, Valerio; Esposto, Michele; Bonaiuti, Matteo; Fantini, Fausto; Meneghesso, G.; Zanoni, E.; Chini, Alessandro. - In: JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS. - ISSN 0361-5235. - STAMPA. - 40:4(2011), pp. 362-368. [10.1007/s11664-010-1434-7]
An Investigation of the Electrical Degradation of GaN High-Electron-Mobility Transistors by Numerical Simulations of DC Characteristics and Scattering Parameters
DI LECCE, Valerio;ESPOSTO, Michele;BONAIUTI, Matteo;FANTINI, Fausto;CHINI, Alessandro
2011-01-01
Abstract
The effects of direct-current (DC) stress on GaN high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) are investigated by means of numerical simulations, by which the creation of an acceptor trap in the AlGaN barrier layer was correlated to the observed experimental degradation. An increase in the trap concentration induces a worsening of the saturated current IDSS, transconductance g m, and output conductance gO. An increase in the length of the trapping region induces a degradation of IDSS and gm, but can reduce gO. Analysis of scattering parameters in the saturation region shows that the cutoff frequency fT matches the trend of gm.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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