Trade-offs between performance and reliability in AlGaN/GaN transistors

被引:7
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作者
Waltereit, Patrick [1 ]
Bronner, Wolfgang [1 ]
Kiefer, Rudolf [1 ]
Quay, Ruediger [1 ]
Dammmann, Michael [1 ]
Caesar, Markus [1 ]
Brueckner, Peter [1 ]
Mueller, Stefan [1 ]
Mikulla, Michael [1 ]
Ambacher, Oliver [1 ]
机构
[1] Fraunhofer Inst Appl Solid State Phys, D-79108 Freiburg, Germany
关键词
GaN; HEMT; reliability; performance; GANHEMTS;
D O I
10.1002/pssc.201100294
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
We report on the trade-off between performance and reliability for AlGaN/GaN transistors. It is shown that changes in epitaxial growth, transistor design and process may lead to an improvement in performance but are, at the same time, accompanied by a degradation of device reliability. As a result we show strategies in order to balance performance and reliability as both are linked. Based on these findings we have realized state-of-the-art power bars for mobile communication systems and X-band MMICs for radar applications. (C) 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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页码:365 / 368
页数:4
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