• DocumentCode
    3004046
  • Title

    Edge trapping mechanism of current collapse in III-N FETs

  • Author

    Braga, N. ; Mickevicius, R. ; Gaska, R. ; Shur, M.S. ; Khan, M.Asif ; Simin, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Integrated Syst. Eng. Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    13-15 Dec. 2004
  • Firstpage
    815
  • Lastpage
    818
  • Abstract
    Simulations of GaN HFETs using the device simulator DESSIS show, in agreement with our experimental data, that enhanced trapping at both gate edges is responsible for the current collapse. These simulations also show a reduction of the collapse in DHFETs with an InGaN channel, in agreement with our gated transmission line measurements. The results demonstrate that hot electrons play an instrumental role in the collapse process.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; electron traps; field effect transistors; gallium compounds; hot carriers; indium compounds; semiconductor device models; wide band gap semiconductors; DESSIS; DHFET; III-N FET; InGaN; InGaN channel; current collapse; device simulator; edge trapping mechanism; enhanced trapping; gate edges; gated transmission line measurement; heterojunction field effect transistor; hot electrons; semiconductor device simulations; Electrical resistance measurement; FETs; HEMTs; MESFETs; MODFETs; MOSFETs; MOSHFETs; Modeling; Stress; Transmission line measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices Meeting, 2004. IEDM Technical Digest. IEEE International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8684-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEDM.2004.1419300
  • Filename
    1419300