Title :
CAD optimization of hetero-FET structures for efficient operation at millimeter-wave frequencies
Author :
Abou-Elnour, Ali
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Commun., Ain-Shams Univ., Cairo, Egypt
Abstract :
A computationally efficient self-consistent model for characterizing the operation and optimizing the structure of heterostructure field effect transistors (hetero-FETs) is introduced. Using this model one can accurately determine quantization effects inside devices which have complicated structures and different compound materials. The model will be applied to show how the layer structure of different Hetero-FETs can be optimized in order to improve their performance at high frequencies of operation
Keywords :
millimetre wave field effect transistors; optimisation; semiconductor device models; CAD optimization; compound materials; hetero-FET structures; heterostructure field effect transistors; layer structure; millimeter-wave frequencies; quantization effects; self-consistent model; Computational modeling; Design optimization; Frequency; HEMTs; MODFETs; Millimeter wave transistors; Poisson equations; Potential energy; Quantization; Wave functions;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Science Conference, 1999. NRSC '99. Proceedings of the Sixteenth National
Conference_Location :
Cairo
Print_ISBN :
977-5031-62-1
DOI :
10.1109/NRSC.1999.760931