Presentation 2003/6/23
Optimization Study on the Epitaxial Structures of Over-100-GHz Metamorphic HEMTs for the Millimeter-wave Applications(AWAD2003 : Asia-Pacific Workshop on Fundamental and Application of Advanced Semiconductor Devices)
Myung-Sik Son, Mi-Ra Kim, Bok-Hyoung Lee, Jin-Koo Rhee,
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Abstract(in English) Metamorphic HEMTs (MHEMTs) have emerged as excellent challenges for the design and fabrication of high-speed HEMTs for millimeter-wave applications. Some of improvements result from improved mobility and larger conduction band discontinuity in the channel, leading to more efficient modulation doping, better confinement, and better device performance. We have studied MHEMTs using In_xGa_<1-x>As/In_<0.52>Al_<0.48>As (x>0.4) modulation-doped heterostructures on the GaAs wafer. For the device performance optimization, we first calibrated the device performance of 0.1-μm MHEMT fabricated in our research center using 2D device simulator. With these calibrated parameter set, the device performance has been investigated with varying the indium mole fraction from 0.4 to 0.65 in the channel layer. The device performances on the DC and RF characteristics exhibits better with increasing the indium mole fraction. The device with 0.65 mole fraction has shown the best RF characteristic. In this article, we show these results in detail, and optimized epitaxial structure for over-100-GHz millimeter-wave frequencies. Our newly designed device with x=0.65 mole fraction for better breakdown characteristic shows 341.41 mA/mm of maximum saturation current, 386.09 mS/mm of transconductance, 123.11 GHz of cut-off frequency, and 231.74 GHz of the maximum frequency of oscillation in our device simulation.
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Keyword(in English) Metamorphic HEMT (MHEMT) / InGaAs / InAlAs / GaAs / transconductance / cut-off frequency / maximum frequency of oscillation
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Title (in English) Optimization Study on the Epitaxial Structures of Over-100-GHz Metamorphic HEMTs for the Millimeter-wave Applications(AWAD2003 : Asia-Pacific Workshop on Fundamental and Application of Advanced Semiconductor Devices)
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Keyword(1) Metamorphic HEMT (MHEMT)
Keyword(2) InGaAs
Keyword(3) InAlAs
Keyword(4) GaAs
Keyword(5) transconductance
Keyword(6) cut-off frequency
Keyword(7) maximum frequency of oscillation
1st Author's Name Myung-Sik Son
1st Author's Affiliation Millimeter-wave INnovation Technology Research Center (MINT), Dongguk University()
2nd Author's Name Mi-Ra Kim
2nd Author's Affiliation Millimeter-wave INnovation Technology Research Center (MINT), Dongguk University
3rd Author's Name Bok-Hyoung Lee
3rd Author's Affiliation Millimeter-wave INnovation Technology Research Center (MINT), Dongguk University
4th Author's Name Jin-Koo Rhee
4th Author's Affiliation Millimeter-wave INnovation Technology Research Center (MINT), Dongguk University
Date 2003/6/23
Paper # ED2003-78,SDM2003-89
Volume (vol) vol.103
Number (no) 162
Page pp.pp.-
#Pages 6
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