DESIGN AND CHARACTERISTICS OF INGAAS/INP COMPOSITE-CHANNEL HFETS

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作者
ENOKI, T [1 ]
ARAI, K [1 ]
KOHZEN, A [1 ]
ISHII, Y [1 ]
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[1] NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TEL PUBL CORP, OPTOELECTR LABS, KANAGAWA 24301, JAPAN
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10.1109/16.398656
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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
A design for composite-channel structures consisting of an InGaAs channel and an InP subchannel for use as heterostructure field-effect transistors is presented for the first time. This novel channel structure takes advantage of both the high drift velocity and low impact ionization of InP at high electric fields as well as the high electron mobility of InGaAs at low electric fields. It is shown that the doping density of the InP subchannel is the key parameter to realize the advantages of the composite channel. A very high transconductance of 1.29 S/mm and a current gain cutoff frequency of 68.7 GHz are achieved with 0.6- and 0.7-mu m gates, respectively. The average velocity of electrons in the composite channel is 2.9 x 10(7) cm/s. The devices have no kink phenomena in their I-V characteristics possibly due to low impact ionization in the InP subchannel.
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页数:6
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