AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with 0.2μm V-gate recesses for X-band application

正AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with 0.2μm V-gate recesses were developed.The 0.2μm recess lengths were shrunk from the 0.6μm designed gate footprint length after isotropic SiN deposition and anisotropic recessed gate dry etching.The AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with 0.2μm V-gate recesses on sapphire substrates exhibited a current gain cutoff frequency f_t of 35 GHz and a maximum frequency of oscillation f_(max) of 60 GHz.At 10 GHz frequency and 20 V drain bias,the V-gate recess devices exhibited an output power density of 4.44 W/mm with the associated power added efficiency as high as 49%.     

采用注入隔离制造的AlGaN/GaN HEMTs器件

对Al Ga N/Ga N HEMT器件采用离子注入技术注入氦离子进行隔离,应用该技术制造出的器件在室温下具有很好的特性.器件的阈值电压在- 3V左右时,源漏间电流为几十n A.肖特基势垒的反向漏电流在- 1 0 V下约为几百n A.与采用干法刻蚀技术进行隔离的器件相比,采用离子注入技术不但可以获得全平面化的HEMTs器件而且还有效地抑制了场区漏电.研究还表明氦离子注入的温度稳定性大于70 0℃.     

采用注入隔离制造的AlGaN/GaN HEMTs器件

对AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件采用离子注入技术注入氦离子进行隔离,应用该技术制造出的器件在室温下具有很好的特性.器件的阈值电压在-3V左右时,源漏间电流为几十nA.肖特基势垒的反向漏电流在-10V下约为几百nA.与采用干法刻蚀技术进行隔离的器件相比,采用离子注入技术不但可以获得全平面化的HEMTs器件而且还有效地抑制了场区漏电.研究还表明氦离子注入的温度稳定性大于700℃.     

高性能1mm AlGaN/GaN功率HEMTs研制

报道了基于蓝宝石衬底的高性能1mm AlGaN/GaN HEMTs功率器件.为了提高微波功率器件性能,采用新的欧姆接触和新型空气桥方案.测试表明,器件电流密度为0.784A/mm,跨导197mS/mm,击穿电压大于40V,截止态漏电较小,1mm栅宽器件的单位截止频率达到20GHz,最大振荡频率为28GHz,功率增益为11dB,功率密度为1.2W/mm,PAE为32%,两端口阻抗特性显示了在微波应用中的良好潜力.     

2.4um源漏间距的高性能AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

本文报道了具有2.4um源漏间距的AlGaN/GaN HEMTs。这是目前利用国内材料和工艺制作的最小源漏间距的AlGaN/GaN HEMTs。本文还详细比较了源漏间距2.4um和4um器件的电特性。相比之下,2.4um源漏间距AlGaN/GaN HEMTs的漏电流、跨导、增益、输出功率和效率明显提高,更具意义的是器件的最大震荡频率有较大提高。     

Design, fabrication and characterising of 100 W GaN HEMT for Ku-bandapplication

Ku-band GaN power transistor with output power over 100 W under the pulsed operation mode is presented. A high temperature AlN nucleation together with an Fe doped GaN buffer was introduced for the developed GaN HEMT. The AlGaN/GaN hetero-structure deposited on 3 inch SiC substrate exhibited a 2DEG hall mobility and density of ~2100 cm²/(V·s) and 1.0×10¹³ cm^-2, respectively, at room temperature. Dual field plates were introduced to the designed 0.25 μm GaN HEMT and the source connected field plate was optimized for minimizing the peak field plate near the drain side of the gate, while maintaining excellent power gain performance for Ku-band application. The load-pull measurement at 14 GHz showed a power density of 5.2 W/mm for the fabricated 400 μm gate periphery GaN HEMT operated at a drain bias of 28 V. A Ku-band internally matched GaN power transistor was developed with two 10.8 mm gate periphery GaN HEMT chips combined. The GaN power transistor exhibited an output power of 102 W at 13.3 GHz and 32 V operating voltage under pulsed operation mode with a pulse width of 100 μs and duty cycle of 10%. The associated power gain and power added efficiency were 9.2 dB and 48%, respectively. To the best of the authors'' knowledge, the PAE is the highest for Ku-band GaN power transistor with over 100 W output power.     

UV/Ozone 表面处理对AlGaN/GaN HEMTs 性能的影响

工艺过程中对晶圆表面处理对制作出高性能的AlGaN/GaN HEMT起到至关重要的作用,洁净的表面能够有效提高器件性能以及器件可靠性。本文发现通过UV/Ozone表面处理,AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件的欧姆接触以及肖特基接触的电学特性均发生明显变化,根据实验中现象以及相关实验数据,并且采用X射线光电子能谱对实验样品进行表面分析测试,着重阐述了UV/Ozone处理对晶圆表面的作用,以及其影响AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件欧姆接触特性以及肖特基接触特性的原因。     

X-Band GaN Power HEMTs with Power Density of 2.23W/mm Grown on Sapphire by MOCVD

The growth,fabrication,and characterization of 0.2μm gate-length AlGaN/GaN HEMTs, with a high mobility GaN thin layer as a channel,grown on (0001) sapphire substrates by MOCVD,are described.The unintentionally doped 2.5μm thick GaN epilayers grown with the same conditions as the GaN channel have a room temperature electron mobility of 741cm2/(V·s) at an electron concentration of 1.52e16cm-3.The resistivity of the thick GaN buffer layer is greater than 1e8Ω·cm at room temperature.The 50mm HEMT wafers grown on sapphire substrates show an average sheet resistance of 440.9Ω/□ with uniformity better than 96%.Devices of 0.2μm×40μm gate periphery exhibit a maximum extrinsic transconductance of 250mS/mm and a current gain cutoff frequency of 77GHz.The AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with 0.8mm gate width display a total output power of 1.78W (2.23W/mm) and a linear gain of 13.3dB at 8GHz.The power devices also show a saturated current density as high as 1.07A/mm at a gate bias of 0.5V.     

AlGaN/GaN HEMTs器件布局对器件性能影响分析

比较了空气桥跨细栅和空气桥跨栅总线两种源连接结构的1 mm AlGaN/GaN HEMTs器件的特性,对两种结构的管芯进行了等效电路参数提取.测试了两种布局方式下的不同源场板结构器件的射频以及功率性能,比较分析表明,空气桥跨细栅的源连接方式由于有效地降低了栅漏电容以及栅源电容,比空气桥跨栅总线源连接的器件能取得更好的频率特性以及功率特性.     

0.25μm Gate-Length AlGaN/GaN Power HEMTs on Sapphire with fT of 77GHz

在蓝宝石衬底上用MOCVD技术生长的AlGaN/GaN结构上制作出0.25μm栅长的高电子迁移率功率晶体管. 0.25μm栅长的单指器件测到峰值跨导为250mS/mm，特征频率为77GHz. 功率器件的最大电流密度达到1.07A/mm. 8GHz频率下在片测试80×10μm栅宽器件的输出功率为27.04dBm，同时功率附加效率达到26.5%.     

AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件的研制

介绍了AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件的研制及室温下器件特性的测试.漏源欧姆接触采用Ti/Al/Pt/Au,肖特基结金属为Pt/Au.器件栅长为1μm,获得的最大跨导为120mS/mm,最大的漏源饱和电流密度为0.95A/mm.     

AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件的研制

介绍了AlGaN/GaNHEMT器件的研制及室温下器件特性的测试.漏源欧姆接触采用Ti/Al/Pt/Au ,肖特基结金属为Pt/Au .器件栅长为1μm ,获得的最大跨导为12 0mS/mm ,最大的漏源饱和电流密度为0 95A/mm .     

Effects of rapid thermal annealing on ohmic contact of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

工艺制作源漏电极为Ti/Al/Ti/Au,并在氮气气氛中对其进行快速退火,研究不同退火条件对欧姆接触的影响。具体实验过程如下：将溅射好源漏电极的外延片分为5部分,其中3片分别在700℃,750℃和800℃下快速退火30s,并相互对比得出最佳退火温度,实验结果发现750℃条件下欧姆接触最好;其余2片在750℃下分别退火25s和40s,并与前边实验750℃ 30s情况下欧姆接触比较,得出最佳退火时间为30s。我们使用传输线模式计算出电极与外延片的欧姆接触电阻率,在750℃ 30s的快速退火条件下得到最低欧姆接触电阻率为0.54 Ω mm,与其余条件下结果比较具有较好的表面形貌和边缘。从实验中我们也得到随着退火温度和退火时间的提高,欧姆接触电阻率先降低到达最低点然后开始升高的现象,为寻找GaN HEMT欧姆接触最佳条件提供了一定依据。     

fmax为100GHz的蓝宝石衬底AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管

制作了蓝宝石衬底上生长的AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管.0V栅压下,0.3μm栅长、100μm栅宽的器件的饱和漏电流密度为0.85A/mm,峰值跨导为225mS/mm;特征频率和最高振荡频率分别为45和100GHz;4GHz频率下输出功率密度和增益分别为1.8W/mm和9.5dB,8GHz频率下输出功率密度和增益分别为1.12W/mm和11.5dB.     

中文题目：考虑共面波导电容的AlGaN/GaN HEMTs小信号建模研究

Given the coplanar waveguide(CPW) effect on AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors at a high frequency, the traditional equivalent circuit model cannot accurately describe the electrical characteristics of the device. The admittance of CPW capacitances is large when the frequency is higher than 40 GHz; its impact on the device cannot be ignored. In this study, a small-signal equivalent circuit model considering CPW capacitance is provided. To verify the model, S-parameters are obtained from the modeling and measurements. A good agreement is observed between the simulation and measurement results, indicating the reliability of the model.     

基于FC技术的AlGaN/GaN HEMT

采用FC技术将管芯倒扣至AlN基板散热的AlGaN/GaN HEMTs,并通过热阻模型分析了FC方式的散热机理．从测试结果看,器件的热阻可大幅降到14.9K·mm/W,直流特性明显增加,饱和电流提高33％．表明采用FC技术有效改善了器件散热,而且引入的寄生电感较小,可获得更大输出功率．如果进一步完善频率特性的优化,可以加快FC技术的AlGaN/GaN大功率HEMT器件的实用化进程．     

基于FC技术的AlGaN/GaN HEMT

采用FC技术将管芯倒扣至AlN基板散热的AlGaN/GaN HEMTs,并通过热阻模型分析了FC方式的散热机理.从测试结果看,器件的热阻可大幅降到14.9K·mm/W,直流特性明显增加,饱和电流提高33%.表明采用FC技术有效改善了器件散热,而且引入的寄生电感较小,可获得更大输出功率.如果进一步完善频率特性的优化,可以加快FC技术的AlGaN/GaN大功率HEMT器件的实用化进程.     

毫米波应用的场板结构0.15μm_gan_hemts

报道了毫米波应用的采用SiN介质辅助工艺的0.15μm场板结构GaN HEMTs。器件研制中采用了MOCVD技术外延在3英寸SiC衬底上的AlGaN/GaN异质结构材料,该材料采用了掺Fe缓冲层技术。器件栅脚和集成了场板的栅帽均由电子束刻写实现,并采用了栅挖槽技术用来控制器件的阈值电压。器件fT和fmax分别为39GHz和63GHz,24V电压、35GHz下的负载牵引测试结果显示0.15mm栅宽器件输出功率密度达到了4W/mm,对应的功率增益和功率附加效率分别为5dB和35%。该0.15μm GaN HEMTs技术满足Ka波段应用要求,可用于毫米波功率MMICs的研制。     

一种改进的AlGaN/GaN HEMT全局直流模型

对Angelov直流FET模型进行改进,并应用同一遗传算法对改进前后的模型进行全局直流模型参数提取,平均相对误差分别为4.58%和1.8%。将模型计算值与实验数据进行对比,结果表明,改进后的模型能更加准确地描述AlGaN/GaN HEMT源漏电流随栅、漏电压变化的全局直流输出特性,从而为AlGaN/GaN HEMT提供一种准确的全局直流模型和精确的参数提取方法。     

AlGaN/GaN HEMT小信号模型参数提取算法

本文采用了新型的22元件AlGaN/GaN HEMT小信号等效电路模型,较传统的模型,增加了栅漏电导Ggdf和栅源电导Ggsf来表征GaN HEMT的栅极泄漏电流。同时针对新型的栅场板、源场板结构器件,提出了一种改进的寄生电容参数提取方法,使之适用于提取非对称器件的小信号模型参数。为验证此模型,获得了S参数的测试结果和模型仿真结果,此二者的吻合度较高,表明新型的22元件小信号模型精确、稳定而且物理意义明确。