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http://dx.doi.org/10.7471/ikeee.2013.17.1.071

Narrow channel effect on the electrical characteristics of AlGaN/GaN HEMT  

Lim, Jin Hong (Dept. of Semiconductor Science and Technology, Chonbuk National University)
Kim, Jeong Jin (Dept. of Semiconductor Science and Technology, Chonbuk National University)
Shim, Kyu Hwan (Dept. of Semiconductor Science and Technology, Chonbuk National University)
Yang, Jeon Wook (Dept. of Semiconductor Science and Technology, Chonbuk National University)
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Journal of IKEEE / v.17, no.1, 2013 , pp. 71-76 More about this Journal
Abstract
AlGaN/GaN HEMTs (High electron mobility transistors) with narrow channel were fabricated and the effect of channel scaling on the device were investigated. The devices were fabricated using e-beam lithography to have same channel length of $1{\mu}m$ and various channel width from 0.5 to $9{\mu}m$. The sheet resistance of the channel was increased corresponding to the decrease of channel width and the increase was larger at the width of sub-${\mu}m$. The threshold voltage of the HEMT with $1.6{\mu}m$ and $9{\mu}m$ channel width was -2.85 V. The transistor showed a variation of 50 mV at the width of $0.9{\mu}m$ and the variation 350 mV at $0.5{\mu}m$. The transconductance of 250 mS/mm was decreased to 150 mS/mm corresponding to the decrease of channel width. Also, the gate leakage current of the HEMT decreased with channel width. But the degree of was reduced at the width of sub-${\mu}m$. It was thought that the variation of the electrical characteristics of the HEMT corresponding to the channel width came from the reduced Piezoelectric field of the AlGaN/GaN structure by the strain relief.
Keywords
AlGaN/GaN; HEMT; channel; narrow width; threshold voltage; strain;
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