A Numerical Study on Comparing the Active and Passive Cooling of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

被引:55
作者
Chen, Xiuping [1 ]
Donmezer, Fatma Nazli [1 ]
Kumar, Satish [1 ]
Graham, Samuel [1 ]
机构
[1] Georgia Inst Technol, George W Woodruff Sch Mech Engn, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
关键词
Gallium nitride (GaN); high-electron mobility transistors (HEMTs); microchannel cooling; semiconductor device substrates; THERMAL-BOUNDARY RESISTANCE; HEAT-TRANSFER; MICROCHANNEL COOLERS; GAN; PERFORMANCE; DEVICES; SINK; FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; TECHNOLOGY;
D O I
10.1109/TED.2014.2360504
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this paper, the power density capability of AlGaN/GaN high-electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) made on Si, SiC, and diamond substrates were compared with devices on Si and SiC with integrated microchannel cooling. A device temperature limit of 200 degrees C was used to define the power density. The numerical model accounts for heat transfer from channel of the AlGaN/GaN HEMTs to the heat sink, fluid flow rates, pressure drop, and pumping power required for liquid cooling. The diamond substrate was shown to be superior in reducing the junction temperatures in conventional passive cooling methods employing high thermal conductivity substrates. However, single-phase liquid cooling with microchannels integrated into a SiC substrate showed that it is possible to operate the devices at power densities higher than that on 200-mu m-thick diamond substrates, considering a maximum operational temperature of 200 degrees C. Microchannels integrated into the Si substrate also showed a slight increase in the power density compared with passively cooled devices on SiC. Overall, this methodology shows a promising alternative to expensive high thermal conductivity substrates for cooling AlGaN/GaN HEMTs.
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