• DocumentCode
    1973355
  • Title

    Waveforms and Saturation in GaAs Power MESFETs

  • Author

    Sechi, F. ; Huang, H. ; Perlman, B.

  • Author_Institution
    RCA Laboratories, David Sarnoff Research Center, Princeton, NJ, 08540.
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    4-8 Sept. 1978
  • Firstpage
    473
  • Lastpage
    477
  • Abstract
    Measurements of voltage and current waveforms in power MESFETs have shown that voltage breakdown of the Schottky barrier is responsible for power saturation and consequent nonlinearity of MESFET amplifiers. Also, high peak drain-gate voltages affect device reliability and noise in FET oscillators.
  • Keywords
    Breakdown voltage; Current measurement; Dielectric breakdown; Gallium arsenide; MESFETs; Power amplifiers; Power measurement; Schottky barriers; Voltage measurement; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 1978. 8th European
  • Conference_Location
    Paris, France
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EUMA.1978.332550
  • Filename
    4131248