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Temperature dependence and thermal stability of planar-integrated enhancement/depletion-mode AlGan/GaN HEMTs and digital circuits
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Solid-State Electronics . Jan2009, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p1-6. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Abstract: We report detailed results on the temperature dependence and thermal stability of the planar-integrated enhancement/depletion-mode (E/D-mode) AlGaN/GaN high-electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). Compared to the standard mesa etching technique, the plasma treatment can achieve the same device isolation results. The E/D-mode HEMTs and the corresponding digital integrated circuits fabricated by the planar process exhibit stable operation from room temperature up to 350°C. No degradation in device performance was observed after a 140-h thermal stress at 350°C, implying excellent thermal stability of the planar process. The direct-coupled FET logic inverter, realized by planar-integration of E/D-mode HEMTs, presents larger noise margins (NMS) at high temperatures than the previously reported work, demonstrating promising potential for GaN-based high-temperature digital ICs. The NM improvement can be attributed to the higher threshold voltage and the improved gate turn-on voltage of the E-mode HEMTs that is achieved with larger plasma treatment dose. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00381101
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Solid-State Electronics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35770081
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sse.2008.09.001