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ON-Resistance Analysis of GaN Reverse-Conducting HEMT With Distributive Built-In SBD.
- Source :
- IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices; Feb2022, Vol. 69 Issue 2, p644-649, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Recently, a GaN reverse-conducting high-electron-mobility transistor (RC-HEMT) has been demonstrated. The RC-HEMT features built-in distributive Schottky contacts, which provide a low-loss freewheeling path. The RC-HEMT offers the same functionality as an HEMT/Schottky barrier diode (SBD) pair, but consumes much less chip area, thus its ${R}_{ \mathrm{\scriptscriptstyle ON}}$ (ON-resistance $\times $ total device width) is significantly reduced. Theoretically, ${R}_{ \mathrm{\scriptscriptstyle ON}}$ of the RC-HEMT can approach that of an HEMT. In practice, due to certain geometry limitations, ${R}_{ \mathrm{\scriptscriptstyle ON}}$ of an RC-HEMT lies between an HEMT/SBD pair and a single HEMT. This work investigates the factors that influence ${R}_{ \mathrm{\scriptscriptstyle ON}}$ of the RC-HEMT using both experimental measurements and numerical simulations. It is found that ${R}_{ \mathrm{\scriptscriptstyle ON}}$ of the RC-HEMT is strongly affected by the geometry of the source and channel regions, where HEMT sections and SBD sections are interdigitally distributed. With coarse patterning of these regions, ${R}_{ \mathrm{\scriptscriptstyle ON}}$ of the RC-HEMT is close to the HEMT/SBD pair. Through proper geometry scaling, ${R}_{ \mathrm{\scriptscriptstyle ON}}$ of RC-HEMT is reduced and approaches that of HEMT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SCHOTTKY barrier diodes
GALLIUM nitride
POWER transistors
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00189383
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154861885
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TED.2021.3133847