Investigation and modeling of impact ionization with regard to the RF and noise behavior of HFET

被引:38
作者
Reuter, R [1 ]
Agethen, M [1 ]
Auer, U [1 ]
vanWaasen, S [1 ]
Peters, D [1 ]
Brockerhoff, W [1 ]
Tegude, FJ [1 ]
机构
[1] NOKIA MOBILE PHONES, D-44718 BOCHUM, GERMANY
关键词
modeling; MODFET's; noise; shot noise;
D O I
10.1109/22.588612
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
A new small-signal and noise-equivalent circuit for heterostructure field-effect transistors (HFET's), including the influence of impact-ionization and gate-leakage current on the electronic properties, is presented, The capability of the new model is demonstrated by bias-dependent investigations of the high-frequency (HF) (45 MHz up to 40 GHz) and noise behavior (2 GHz up to 18 GHz) of the InAlAs/InGaAs/InP HFET, Furthermore, based on these results, the bias-dependence of the newly implemented small-signal equivalent elements and the equivalent intrinsic noise sources, are discussed.
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页码:977 / 983
页数:7
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