不同AlGaN层厚度的AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管的静态特性

利用金属有机化合物气相外延技术研究了AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)结构的外延生长及器件制作,重点比较了具有不同AlGaN层厚度的HEMT器件的静态特性.实验发现具有较薄AlGaN隔离层的结构表现出较好的器件特性.栅长为1μm的器件获得了650mA/mm的最大饱和电流密度和100mS/mm的最大跨导.     

影响AlGaN/GaN HFET器件二维电子气的若干因素

基于Sentaurus Workbench(SWB)TCAD可制造性设计平台进行AlGaN/GaN器件的结构设计和仿真,并对影响二维电子气的重要参数因素进行了研究及优化,诸如AlGaN势垒层中Al组分x、AlGaN势垒层厚度h、应变弛豫度r和栅偏压Vg等因素。参数相关性的制约结果,无疑会反映在对器件物理特性的制约及影响上。研究结果表明,在一定条件下增大势垒层中Al组分和势垒层厚度可以提高器件的电流传输特性。然而随着二者的不断增大将会引起应变弛豫的发生,而应变弛豫的发生会降低器件的性能。     

深亚微米器件中氧空位对栅漏电流的影响

描述了影响硅器件性能的二氧化硅中的缺陷,介绍了氧空位的概念,分析计算了随机氧空位对栅漏电流的影响.模拟结果表明:当氧空位在栅氧化层中随机变化时,引起的栅漏电流的变化是在一定值附近上下波动;栅漏电流随氧化层厚度的减小而增大,因此,在小尺寸器件中,必须考虑氧空位对栅漏电流的影响.但当厚度在特定值及特定电场下时,单个氧空位引起的栅漏电流增加可以忽略.     

辐射效应对半导体器件的影响及加固技术

与其他半导体器件相比,CMOS集成电路具有功耗小、噪声容限大等优点,对于对重量、体积、能源消耗都有严格要求的卫星和宇宙飞船来说,CMOS集成电路是优先选择的器件种类。随着半导体器件的等比例缩小,辐射效应对器件的影响也在跟着变化。这些影响包括:栅氧化层厚度、栅长的减小、横向非均匀损伤、栅感应漏电流等方面。对于微电子器件的抗辐射加固,文章就微电子器件的应用场合、辐射环境的辐射因素和强度等,从微电子器件的制作材料、电路设计、器件结构、工艺等多方面进行加固考虑,针对各种应用环境提出加固方案。     

三栅FET的总剂量辐射效应研究

通过对赝MOS进行不同剂量的辐射,得到不同辐射条件下赝MOS器件的I-V特性曲线,并通过中带电压法进行分析,得出在不同辐射下SOI材料的埋氧层中产生的陷阱电荷密度和界面态电荷密度参数。采用这些参数并结合Altal三维器件模拟软件模拟了硅鳍(FIN)宽度不同的三栅FET器件的总剂量辐射效应,分析陷阱电荷在埋氧层的积累和鳍宽对器件电学特性的影响。     

氧等离子体处理对薄势垒增强型AlGaN/GaN HEMT的影响

提出了一种利用薄势垒结构制造增强型AlGaN/GaN HEMT的方法。研究了SiN钝化对薄势垒AlGaN/GaN异质结的影响,并利用其控制沟道中的二维电子气密度。具有10nm SiN介质插入层欧姆接触在800℃下退火可以得到较好的接触性能。栅极区域中的SiN被刻蚀,以耗尽下面的二维电子气,从而使薄势垒AlGaN/GaN HEMT实现增强特性,其阈值电压为50 mV。对介质刻蚀后暴露的AlGaN表面进行氧等离子体处理,与未经处理的器件作对比,发现阈值电压提升到0.5V,栅漏电降低了一个数量级,击穿特性得到改善,但是最大饱和电流密度降低了。     

GaN基HFET电力电子器件的研究

作为第三代宽禁带半导体器件,GaN基HFET功率器件具耐高压、高频、导通电阻小等优良特性,在电力电子器件方面也具有卓越的优势。概述了基于电力电子方面应用的AlGaN/GaN HFET功率器件的研究进展。从器件的结构入手,介绍了AlGaN/GaN HEMT的研究现状,从栅材料的选取以及栅介质层的结构对器件性能的影响着手,对AlGaN/GaN MIS-HFET的研究进行了详细的介绍。分析了场板改善器件击穿特性的原理以及各种场板结构AlGaN/GaNHFET器件的研究进展。论述了实现增强型器件不同的方法。阐述了GaN基HFET功率器件在材料、器件结构、稳定性、工艺等方面所面临的挑战。最后探讨了GaN基HFET功率器件未来的发展趋势。     

最大振荡频率为200GHz的蓝宝石衬底AlGaN/GaN HEMT

报道了最大振荡频率为200 GHz的基于蓝宝石衬底的AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT).外延材料结构采用InGaN背势垒层来减小短沟道效应,器件采用凹栅槽和T型栅结合的工艺,实现了Ka波段AlGaN/GaNHEMT.器件饱和电流达到1.1 A/mm,跨导为421 mS/mm,截止频率(fT)为30 GHz...     

RF-MBE生长的高Al势垒层AlGaN/GaN HEMT结构

采用RF-MBE技术,在蓝宝石衬底上生长了高Al组分势垒层AlGaN/GaN HEMT结构.用三晶X射线衍射分析得到AlGaN势垒层的Al组分约为43%,异质结构晶体质量较高,界面比较光滑.变温霍尔测量显示此结构具有良好的电学性能,室温时电子迁移率和电子浓度分别高达1246cm2/(V·s)和1.429×1013cm-2,二者的乘积为1.8×1016V-1·s-1.用此材料研制的器件,直流特性得到了提高,最大漏极输出电流为1.0A/mm,非本征跨导为218mS/mm.结果表明,提高AlGaN势垒层Al的组分有助于提高AlGaN/GaN HEMT结构材料的电学性能和器件性能.     

功率DMOS器件加固技术的工艺设计

本文采用带有厚氧的新器件结构,并辅以后栅氧工艺,可以大大提高器件的抗辐射能力,在此基础上,利用半导体仿真软件对DMOS器件进行工艺设计和仿真,得到最终的整个工艺流程。     

栅槽刻蚀工艺对增强型GaN HEMT器件性能的影响

基于凹槽栅增强型氮化镓高电子迁移率晶体管(GaN HEMT)研究了不同的栅槽刻蚀工艺对GaN器件性能的影响。在栅槽刻蚀方面,采用了一种感应耦合等离子体(ICP)干法刻蚀技术与高温热氧化湿法刻蚀技术相结合的两步法刻蚀技术,将AlGaN势垒层全部刻蚀掉,制备出了阈值电压超过3 V的增强型Al_2O_3/AlGaN/GaN MIS-HEMT器件。相比于传统的ICP干法刻蚀技术,两步法是一种低损伤的自停止刻蚀技术,易于控制且具有高度可重复性,能够获得更高质量的刻蚀界面,所制备的器件增强型GaN MIS-HEMT器件具有阈值电压回滞小、电流开关比(I_ON/I_OFF)高、栅极泄漏电流小、击穿电压高等特性。     

Copper gate AlGaN/GaN HEMT with low gate leakage current

Copper (Cu) gate AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) with low gate leakage current were demonstrated. For comparison, nickel/gold (Ni/Au) gate devices were also fabricated with the same process conditions except the gate metals. Comparable extrinsic transconductance was obtained for the two kinds of devices. At gate voltage of -15 V, typical gate leakage currents are found to be as low as 3.5/spl times/10/sup -8/ A for a Cu-gate device with gate length of 2 /spl mu/m and width of 50 /spl mu/m, which is much lower than that of Ni/Au-gate device. No adhesion problem occurred during these experiments. Gate resistance of Cu-gate is found to be about 60% as that of NiAu. The Schottky barrier height of Cu on n-GaN is 0.18 eV higher than that of Ni/Au obtained from Schottky diode experiments. No Cu diffusion was found at the Cu and AlGaN interface by secondary ion mass spectrometry determination. These results indicate that copper is a promising candidate as gate metallization for high-performance power AlGaN/GaN HEMT.     

The role of surface barrier oxidation on AlGaN/GaN HEMTs reliability

Reliability of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs processed with different surface oxidation levels was studied using electrical and optical methods. It was found that HEMTs with more surface oxide content are more susceptible to degradation in terms of gate leakage and trapping characteristics, although this oxide layer initially passivates surface traps. In the degraded devices, trap level with activation energy of 0.45–0.47 eV was observed and attributed to surface related traps. This indicates that oxygen may play a crucial role for AlGaN/GaN HEMT reliability.     

高阻硅基GaN晶片上MIS栅结构GaN HEMT射频器件研制

5G 通信中3. 4~3. 6 GHz 是主要使用频段。GaN 射频器件由于高频、低功耗、高线性度等优势,满足5G 通信应用需求。文中在高阻硅基GaN 外延片上研制了AlGaN/GaN 高电子迁移率晶体管(High Electron Mobility Transistor, HEMT),并分析了金属鄄绝缘层鄄半导体(Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor,MIS)栅对器件直流和射频特性的影响。研究发现:相比于肖特基栅结构,MIS 栅结构器件栅极泄漏电流减少2~5 个数量级,漏极驱动电流能力和跨导提高10%以上;频率为3. 5 GHz 时,增益从1. 5 dB 提升到4. 0 dB,最大资用增益从5. 2 dB 提升到11. 0 dB,电流增益截止频率为8. 3 GHz,最高振荡频率为10. 0 GHz。     

输出功率密度为2.23W/mm的X波段AlGaN/GaN功率HEMT器件

MOCVD技术在蓝宝石衬底上制备出具有高迁移率GaN沟道层的AlGaN/GaN HEMT材料.高迁移率GaN外延层的室温迁移率达741cm2/(V·s),相应背景电子浓度为1.52×1016cm-3;非有意掺杂高阻GaN缓冲层的室温电阻率超过108Ω·cm,相应的方块电阻超过1012Ω/□.50mm HEMT外延片平均方块电阻为440.9Ω/□,方块电阻均匀性优于96％.用此材料研制出了0.2μm栅长的X波段HEMT功率器件,40μm栅宽的器件跨导达到250mS/mm,特征频率fT为77GHz;0.8mm栅宽的器件电流密度达到1.07A/mm,8GHz时连续波输出功率为1.78W,相应功率密度为2.23W/mm,线性功率增益为13.3dB.     

掺杂AlGaN/GaN HEMT电流崩塌效应研究

对不同掺杂浓度AlGaN/GaN HEMTs施加直流偏置应力,研究掺杂AlGaN/GaN HEMTs电流崩塌效应.实验表明,掺杂AlGaN势垒层对器件电流崩塌效应有明显的抑制作用,随着掺杂浓度增加,掺杂对电流崩塌效应的抑制作用越显著.这是因为对于掺杂AlGaN/GaN HEMT,表面态俘获电子将耗尽掺杂AlGaN层,从而能对2DEG起屏蔽作用.AlGaN体内杂质电离后留下正电荷也能进一步屏蔽表面态对沟道2DEG的影响.     

An Al0.3Ga0.7N/GaN undoped channelheterostructure field effect transistor with Fmax of 107 GHz

An Al_0.3Ga_0.7N/GaN heterostructure field effect transistor (HFET) grown on semi-insulating SiC with an 0.2-μm gate length is reported. A source-drain ohmic contact resistance of 0.15-Ω-mm was achieved through the use of high Al content and high n-type doping (1E19 cm^-3) in the AlGaN donor layer and optimized metallization procedures. We obtained a maximum transconductance of 260 mS/mm, a saturated current density of 1.2 A/mm, and a maximum oscillation frequency in excess of 107 GHz in the devices. The results are one of the best achieved up to now, and they will open up the potential for the applications of AlGaN/GaN HFET's in high-power microwave radar, remote sensing, and communications     

High-power microwave 0.25-μm gate doped-channel GaN/AlGaNheterostructure field effect transistor

We report on the high-power performance of the 0.25-μm gate Doped-Channel GaN/AlGaN Heterostructure Field Effect Transistors (DC-HFETs). At a drain bias voltage of 18 V and drain bias current of 46 mA, these 100-μm wide devices exhibit high gain at 8.4 GHz with a power density reaching 1.73 W/mm. The devices also display high gain at moderate power over a wide range of frequencies. This high gain at high frequency is a result of an optimal doping level in the AlGaN layer that gives rise to a high sheet charge density while maintaining a high-channel electron mobility. These results demonstrate the excellent microwave power capability of the GaN/AlGaN based heterostructure field effect transistors     

Current/voltage characteristic collapse in AlGaN/GaNheterostructure insulated gate field effect transistors at high drainbias

The authors describe the current/voltage characteristic collapse under a high drain bias in AlGaN/GaN heterostructure insulated gate field effect transistors (HIGFETs) grown on sapphire substrates. These devices exhibit a low resistance state and a high resistance state, before and after the application of a high drain voltage, respectively. At room temperature, the high resistance state persists for several seconds. The device can also be returned into the low resistance state by exposing it to optical radiation. Electron trapping in the gate insulator near the drain edge of the gate is a possible mechanism for this effect, which is similar to what has been observed in AlGaAs/GaAs HFETs at cryogenic temperatures