Abstract
AlGaAs/In0.15Ga0.85As double-heterojunction pseudimorphic high electron mobility transistors (DH-PHEMTs) were fabricated by the deep-UV lithographic technique. 0.6 μm gate-length devices demonstrated a full channel current of 300 mA/mm at 300 K and 420 mA/mm at 77 K respectively, which is 1.5 times higher than that of single-heterojunction (SH) PHEMTs[1]. D.C. I-V characteristics showed a peak extrinsic transconductance of 230 and 330 mS/mm at 300 and 77 K, respectively. Microwave characteristics revealed a current gain cutoff frequency (fT) of 16 GHz and a maximum oscillation frequency (fmax) of 61 GHz at 300 K. Due to a better carrier confinement in this double-heterostructure, short channel effects are less significant as compared to the single-heterostructure HEMTs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 377-381 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Solid-State Electronics |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1995 |