• DocumentCode
    891386
  • Title

    An epitaxial GaAs field-effect transistor

  • Author

    Hooper, W.W.

  • Volume
    55
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1967
  • fDate
    7/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1237
  • Lastpage
    1238
  • Abstract
    Electrical characteristics of an epitaxial GaAs FET are reported. The device is of an interdigitated structure, employing alloyed evaporated metal source and drain contacts, and an evaporated Schottky barrier gate. Transconductance of the order of 20 millimhos is obtained, a factor of ∼5 better than a silicon device of identical geometry. A cutoff frequency of ∼3 GHz is obtained. The device characteristics demonstrate the feasibility of such a device for use at microwave frequencies.
  • Keywords
    Contacts; Cutoff frequency; Electric variables; FETs; Gallium arsenide; Geometry; Microwave frequencies; Schottky barriers; Silicon devices; Transconductance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1967.5817
  • Filename
    1447747