Current collapse suppression by gate field-plate in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

MT Hasan, T Asano, H Tokuda… - IEEE Electron Device …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Current collapse measurements have been performed for AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility
transistors having identical breakdown voltages but with different field plate (FP) lengths …

Breakdown mechanisms in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs: an overview

G Meneghesso, M Meneghini… - Japanese Journal of …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reviews the physical mechanisms responsible for breakdown current in
AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). Through a critical comparison …

Impact of gate and passivation structures on current collapse of AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors under off-state-bias stress

M Tajima, T Hashizume - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Using a dual-gate structure, we have investigated the impact of gate-stress position on the
current collapse behavior of AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) without …

Numerical Analysis of Breakdown Voltage Enhancement in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs With a High- Passivation Layer

H Hanawa, H Onodera, A Nakajima… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
2-D analysis of breakdown characteristics in AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors
(HEMTs) is performed by considering a deep donor and a deep acceptor in a buffer layer …

A study on current collapse in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs induced by bias stress

T Mizutani, Y Ohno, M Akita… - … on Electron Devices, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Drain current collapse in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs has been studied systematically by applying
bias stress to the device. The collapse was suppressed by light illumination with energy …

Effects of gate field plates on the surface state related current collapse in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

H Huang, YC Liang, GS Samudra… - … on Power Electronics, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
During off-state, the influence of surface-trapped electron charges induced by high-field
stress near the gate electrode of AlGaN/GaN power high-electron mobility transistor devices …

Impact of channel hot electrons on current collapse in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

I Hwang, J Kim, S Chong, HS Choi… - IEEE electron device …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter studies the current collapse phenomenon during switching in p-GaN gate
AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors. It is found that channel hot electrons play a …

Effects of surface passivation on breakdown of AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors

Y Ohno, T Nakao, S Kishimoto, K Maezawa… - Applied physics …, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
The effect of Si3N4 surface passivation on breakdown of AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility
transistors was studied in detail by investigating dependences of the off-state breakdown …

Off-state breakdown characterization in AlGaN/GaN HEMT using drain injection technique

M Wang, KJ Chen - IEEE transactions on electron devices, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
AlGaN/GaN high-electron mobility transistor's (HEMT's) off-state breakdown is investigated
using drain-current injection techniques with different injection current levels. Competitions …

Mechanisms of RF current collapse in AlGaN–GaN high electron mobility transistors

M Faqir, G Verzellesi, A Chini, F Fantini… - … on Device and …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The physical mechanisms underlying RF current-collapse effects in AlGaN-GaN high-
electron-mobility transistors are investigated by means of measurements and numerical …