A LOW ON-RESISTANCE, HIGH-CURRENT GAAS POWER VFET

被引:9
作者
PLUMTON, DL [1 ]
YUAN, HT [1 ]
KIM, TS [1 ]
TADDIKEN, AH [1 ]
LEY, V [1 ]
KOLLMAN, RI [1 ]
LAGNADO, I [1 ]
JOHNSON, L [1 ]
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[1] USN,CTR COMMAND CONTROL & OCEAN SURVEILLANCE,DIV RDTE,SAN DIEGO,CA 92152
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10.1109/55.372495
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We have developed a new fabrication process for GaAs VFET's that results in excellent performance in a 10 A prototype designed for switching in low voltage synchronous rectifier applications, The new fabrication process uses a buried carbon-doped GaAs gate structure for the gate electrodes and an epitaxial overgrowth step, We have demonstrated 10 A devices with 3.5 m of gate width and 1.5 mOhm of on-resistance (specific on-resistance of 84 mu Ohm - cm(2)), The device required a 0.5 mu m channel etched between 0.5 mu m gates placing stringent requirements on the gate side wall etch profile and epitaxial doping uniformity.
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