Journal
ELECTRONICS
Volume 12, Issue 13, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/electronics12132974
Keywords
load pull; GaN-on-Si; MBE; PAE; P-OUT; HEMT; mm wave
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Sub-micron-thick AlN/GaN transistors (HEMTs) grown on a silicon substrate for high-frequency power applications were reported. An innovative ultrathin step-graded buffer with a total stack thickness of 450 nm was used, which enabled excellent electron confinement and low leakage current. State-of-the-art GaN-on-silicon power performances were achieved at 40 GHz, with a combination of high power-added efficiency and saturated output power density. This is the first demonstration of high RF performance achieved with sub-micron-thick GaN HEMTs grown on a silicon substrate.
In this work, sub-micron-thick AlN/GaN transistors (HEMTs) grown on a silicon substrate for high-frequency power applications are reported. Using molecular beam epitaxy, an innovative ultrathin step-graded buffer with a total stack thickness of 450 nm enables one to combine an excellent electron confinement, as reflected by the low drain-induced barrier lowering, a low leakage current below 10 & mu;A/mm and low trapping effects up to a drain bias V-DS = 30 V while using sub-150 nm gate lengths. As a result, state-of-the-art GaN-on-silicon power performances at 40 GHz have been achieved, showing no degradation after multiple large signal measurements in deep class AB up to V-DS = 30 V. Pulsed-mode large-signal characteristics reveal a combination of power-added efficiency (PAE) higher than 35% with a saturated output power density (P-OUT) of 2.5 W/mm at V-DS = 20 V with a gate-drain distance of 500 nm. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of high RF performance achieved with sub-micron-thick GaN HEMTs grown on a silicon substrate.
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