Ultrahigh-Speed AlInN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors Grown on (111) High-Resistivity Silicon with FT=143 GHz

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作者
Sun, Haifeng [1 ]
Alt, Andreas R. [1 ]
Benedickter, Hansruedi [1 ]
Bolognesi, C. R. [1 ]
Feltin, Eric [2 ]
Carlin, Jean-Francois [2 ]
Gonschorek, Marcus [2 ]
Grandjean, Nicolas [2 ]
机构
[1] ETH, Millimeter Wave Elect Grp, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
[2] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Inst Quantum Elect & Photon, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
关键词
GATE ALGAN/GAN HEMTS; PERFORMANCE;
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10.1143/APEX.3.094101
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
We report on ultrahigh-speed 80 nm AlInN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) grown on (111) high-resistivity silicon substrates. The devices feature a peak measured transconductance g(M) = 415 mS/mm, a maximum current of 1.43 A/mm with a ratio I-ON/I-OFF > 10(6), and current gain and maximum oscillation cutoff frequencies of f(T) = 143 GHz and f(MAX) = 176 GHz, which are the highest cutoff frequencies ever achieved for any GaN HEMTs on silicon substrates. The results demonstrate the outstanding potential of AlInN/GaN HEMTs grown on silicon for low-cost high-performance millimeter-wave electronics. (c) 2010 The Japan Society of Applied Physics
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