• DocumentCode
    908960
  • Title

    Direct nonlinear FET parameter extraction using large-signal waveform measurements

  • Author

    Werthorf, A. ; van Raay, F. ; Kompa, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of High Frequency Eng., Kassel Univ., Germany
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    5/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    130
  • Lastpage
    132
  • Abstract
    A method that permits a direct nonlinear extraction of two FET parameters, the drain current generator, and the gate source capacitor from large-signal waveform measurements, is presented. For demonstration, the high-frequency characteristics of the nonlinear drain current generator for a GaAs MESFET and a MODFET are extracted. Significant differences between the DC and RF characteristics, are observed and interpreted.<>
  • Keywords
    Schottky gate field effect transistors; equivalent circuits; field effect transistors; high electron mobility transistors; semiconductor device models; solid-state microwave devices; DC characteristics; FET parameter extraction; GaAs; MESFET; MODFET; RF characteristics; direct nonlinear extraction; drain current generator; gate source capacitor; high-frequency characteristics; large-signal waveform measurements; Capacitors; Character generation; Current measurement; DC generators; FETs; Gallium arsenide; HEMTs; MESFETs; MODFETs; Parameter extraction;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1051-8207
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/75.217205
  • Filename
    217205