Gate current degradation in W-band InAlN/AlN/GaN HEMTs under gate stress
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Wu, Yufei; del Alamo, Jesus A
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Schottky gate degradation of W-band InAlN/AlN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) has been studied under prolonged positive gate stress. Two different degradation mechanisms have been identified. In an early stage, a gate leakage current increase takes place without any observable drain current nor source and drain resistance degradation. We propose electric field induced trap generation in the AlN barrier layer as the cause. Under harsher gate stress, a second degradation mechanism kicks in where gate leakage current, as well as drain current and the source and drain resistances degrade significantly. We attribute this to Schottky barrier degradation due to severe local self-heating.
Date issued
2017-06Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Microsystems Technology LaboratoriesJournal
IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium Proceedings
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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Wu, Yufei and Jesus A. del Alamo. "Gate current degradation in W-band InAlN/AlN/GaN HEMTs under gate stress." IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium Proceedings, April 2017, Monterey, CA, USA, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, June 2017 © 2017 IEEE
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ISBN
9781509066414
ISSN
1938-1891