DEVICE PERFORMANCE OF SUBMICROMETER MESFETS WITH LTG PASSIVATION

被引:6
作者
YIN, LW [1 ]
NGUYEN, NX [1 ]
KIZILOGLU, K [1 ]
IBBETSON, JP [1 ]
GOSSARD, AC [1 ]
MISHRA, UK [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT MAT,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
关键词
MESFETS; PASSIVATION;
D O I
10.1049/el:19931033
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
The device characteristics of a submicrometre GaAs MESFET with low-temperature-grown GaAs passivation are reported. The fabricated device has a high gate-drain breakdown voltage of over 20V with a maxium drain current of 340 mA/mm and a transconductance of 200 mS/mm. Microwave measurement of the device yields a cutoff frequency of 32 GHz, and an unusually high maximum frequency or oscillation of 110 GHz. These combined characteristics demonstrate the potential of the device as a viable power amplifier in the millimetre-wave frequency range.
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页码:1550 / 1551
页数:2
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