Large-Signal RF Performance of Nanocrystalline Diamond Coated AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors

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作者
Meyer, David J. [1 ]
Feygelson, Tatyana I. [1 ]
Anderson, Travis J. [1 ]
Roussos, Jason A. [1 ]
Tadjer, Marko J. [1 ,2 ]
Downey, Brian P. [1 ]
Katzer, D. Scott [1 ]
Pate, Bradford B. [1 ]
Ancona, Mario G. [1 ]
Koehler, Andrew D. [1 ]
Hobart, Karl D. [1 ]
Eddy, Charles R., Jr. [1 ]
机构
[1] US Naval Res Lab, Washington, DC 20375 USA
[2] Amer Soc Engn Educ, Washington, DC 20375 USA
关键词
NCD; load-pull; amplifier; reliability; HEMTS;
D O I
10.1109/LED.2014.2345631
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this split-wafer study, we have compared the dc, pulsed, small and large signal RF electrical performance of nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) coated AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) to reference devices with silicon nitride passivation only. The NCD-coated HEMTs were observed to outperform reference devices in transconductance, large-signal gain, output power density, and power-added efficiency at 4 GHz. The measured improvements were suspected to be related to reduced dispersion and lower source access resistance afforded by the NCD film.
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页码:1013 / 1015
页数:3
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