TEMPERATURE INVESTIGATION OF THE GATE-DRAIN DIODE OF POWER GAAS-MESFET WITH LOW-TEMPERATURE-GROWN (AL)GAAS PASSIVATION

被引:7
作者
YIN, LW [1 ]
NGUYEN, NX [1 ]
HWANG, Y [1 ]
IBBETSON, JP [1 ]
KOLBAS, RM [1 ]
GOSSARD, AC [1 ]
MISHRA, UK [1 ]
机构
[1] N CAROLINA STATE UNIV,DEPT ELECT & COMP ENGN,RALEIGH,NC 27695
关键词
BREAKDOWN; LT-GAAS; MESFET; PASSIVATION;
D O I
10.1007/BF02650008
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
We have investigated the breakdown-temperature characteristics of the gate-drain diode of a GaAs metal semiconductor held-effect transistor with low-temperature-grown (LTG) GaAs/AlGaAs passivation. An anomalous decrease in the breakdown voltage as a function of the temperature is observed. This behavior leads us to propose an explanation of how LTG passivation leads to a high breakdown voltage at room temperature; and this explanation in turn allows us to predict the power performance of the passivated devices.
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页码:1503 / 1505
页数:3
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