Self-Aligned, Extremely High Frequency III-V Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors on Rigid and Flexible Substrates

Abstract

This paper reports the radio frequency (RF) performance of InAs nanomembrane transistors on both mechanically rigid and flexible substrates. We have employed a self-aligned device architecture by using a T-shaped gate structure to fabricate high performance InAs metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) with channel lengths down to 75 nm. RF measurements reveal that the InAs devices made on a silicon substrate exhibit a cutoff frequency (f t) of approx. 165 GHz, which is one of the best results achieved in III-V MOSFETs on silicon. Similarly, the devices fabricated on a bendable polyimide substrate provide a f(t) of approx. 105 GHz, representing the best performance achieved for transistors fabricated directly on mechanically flexible substrates. The results demonstrate the potential of III-V -on-insulator platform for extremely high-frequency (EHF) electronics on both conventional silicon and flexible substrates.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 29, 2012
Accession Number
ADA581489

Entities

People

  • Ali Javey
  • Ali M. Niknejad
  • Chuan Wang
  • E. Plis
  • Hui Fang
  • Jun-chau Chien
  • Junghyo Nah
  • Kuniharu Takei
  • Sanjay Krishna

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics
  • Extremely High Frequency
  • Fabrication
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Frequency
  • High Electron Mobility Transistors
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Metal Oxide Semiconductors
  • Microscopes
  • Radio Frequency
  • Semiconductors
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics