• DocumentCode
    1482876
  • Title

    CW operation of short-channel GaN/AlGaN doped channel heterostructure field effect transistors at 10 GHz and 15 GHz

  • Author

    Asif Khan, M. ; Chen, Qian ; Shur, M.S. ; Dermott, B.T. ; Higgins, J.A. ; Burm, J. ; Schaff, W.J. ; Eastman, L.F.

  • Author_Institution
    APA Opt. Inc., Blaine, MN, USA
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1996
  • Firstpage
    584
  • Lastpage
    585
  • Abstract
    We report on a 0.15-μm gate length AlGaN/GaN doped channel heterostructure field effect transistor (DC-HFET) with maximum frequency of oscillation in excess of 97 GHz. HFETs based on our doped channel design exhibited CW microwave operation up to 15 GHz with a maximum output power of approximately 270 mW/mm at 10 GHz. These values are still limited by parasitics and can be significantly improved by optimizing the device design.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium compounds; junction gate field effect transistors; microwave field effect transistors; 0.15 micron; 10 GHz; 15 GHz; 97 GHz; CW microwave operation; DC-HFET; GaN-AlGaN; device design optimization; parasitics; short-channel doped channel heterostructure field effect transistor; Aluminum gallium nitride; Cutoff frequency; Gallium nitride; HEMTs; MODFETs; Microwave devices; Monitoring; Optical saturation; Power generation; Transconductance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Device Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0741-3106
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/55.545778
  • Filename
    545778