1-μm Enhancement Mode GaAs N-Channel MOSFETs With Transconductance Exceeding 250 mS/mm

In this letter, 1-mum GaAs-based enhancement-mode n-channel devices with channel mobility of 5500 cm²/Vmiddots and g _m exceeding 250 mS/mm have been fabricated. The measured device parameters including threshold voltage V_th, maximum extrinsic transconductance g_m, saturation current I_dss , on-resistance R_on, and gate current are 0.11 V, 254 mS/mm, 380 mA/mm, 4.5 Omegamiddotmm, and < 56 pA for a first wafer and 0.08 V, 229 mS/mm, 443 mA/mm, 4.5 Omegamiddotmm, and < 90 pA for a second wafer, respectively. With an intrinsic transconductance g_mi of 434 mS/mm, GaAs enhancement-mode MOSFETs have reached expected intrinsic device performance