Indium Phosphide for High Frequency Power Transistors

Abstract

This report covers the conclusion of studies aimed at determining the utility of InP for fabricating power microwave field effect transistors (FET's). This phase of the work provided working transistors which were modeled and compared to their GaAs counterparts. Vapor phase epitaxy (VPE) results are provided for device structures which include high resistivity buffer layers. Ion implantation was aimed at a novel amorphization and low temperature regrowth study to provide implanted p-n junctions in InP for future JFET structures. Processing technology concentrated on a self-aligned diffused gate JFET structure. This technique produced working microwave transistors (JFET) up to 1200 micrometer in gate periphery. The report compares these devices to similar GaAs transistors (MESFET) and makes recommendations for future studies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 28, 1980
Accession Number
ADA094601

Entities

People

  • R. C. Clarke
  • V. L. Wrick
  • W. J. Choyke

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Frequency
  • Ion Implantation
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Metal-Semiconductor Junctions
  • P-N Junctions
  • Phase
  • Phase Transformations
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid Phases
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Transistors
  • Vapor Phases

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology