4H-SiC MESFET with 65.7% power added efficiency at 850 MHz

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作者
Moore, KE [1 ]
Weitzel, CE [1 ]
Nordquist, KJ [1 ]
Pond, LL [1 ]
Palmour, JW [1 ]
Allen, S [1 ]
Carter, CH [1 ]
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[1] CREE RES, DURHAM, NC 27713 USA
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10.1109/55.553047
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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4H-SiC MESPET's on conducting substrates were fabricated and characterized for large-signal performance over a wide range of gate and drain biases, At V-ds = 25 V the current density was 225 mA/mm and the peak f(max) for these devices was 16 GHz, At V-ds = 50 V and I-dq = 50% I-dss, the power density was 3.3 W/mm at 850 MHz. At V-ds = 40 V and I-dq = 5% I-dss, the power added efficiency was 65.7%, which is the highest ever reported for a SIC MESFET. This is the first Class Il data presented for a SiC MESFET.
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