Investigation of N-Polar GaN MISHEMT Channel Design for Improved W-Band Performance

Abstract

Nitrogen-polar (N-Polar) deep recess metal-insulator-semiconductor high electron mobilitytransistors (MISHEMTs) devices have recently demonstrated record performing W-band poweramplification. To extend this performance, the design of the channel layer will be explored toreduce the vertical electric field, improve the electron mobility, and increase the two-dimensionalelectron gas charge density. With these improvments, enhanced electrostatic control can bepursued by further vertical and lateral scaling of the transistors through exploration of the designspace and optimization of established growth and fabrication processes. All benefits will result inan improved device performance at 94 gigahertz.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Jan 04, 2017
Source ID
N000141712106

Entities

People

  • Umesh Mishra

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy
  • University of California, Santa Barbara

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics