Title :
Enhanced Design and Performance of Power FETs based on Electromagnetic Modelling
Author :
Denis, David ; Hunter, Ian ; Snowden, Christopher M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Leeds Univ.
Abstract :
This paper presents enhancements to the design and implementation of microwave power FETs. The improvements in microwave performance are achieved by optimizing the FET structure and metallization using electromagnetic simulation, followed by fabrication. This approach allows the investigation of the contribution of individual FET fingers, maximizing their contribution to the device performance. Based on simulations, two modified FET structures have been designed and fabricated. Measurements of the modified FETs are presented demonstrating improved power and gain performance
Keywords :
metallisation; microwave field effect transistors; semiconductor device models; electromagnetic modelling; electromagnetic simulation; metallization; microwave power FET; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic modeling; Fabrication; Fingers; Gain measurement; Metallization; Microwave FETs; Microwave devices; Performance gain; Power measurement;
Conference_Titel :
European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, 2006. The 1st
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-8-7
DOI :
10.1109/EMICC.2006.282749
