High-performance MOCVD-SiNx/AlN/GaN MIS-HEMTs with low noise and high linearity for millimeter waves
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1.High-Frequency High-Voltage Device and Integrated Circuits R&D Center, Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China

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O48

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (62304252); the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy Sciences (CAS) and IMECAS-HKUST-Joint Laboratory of Microelectronics

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    Abstract:

    In this paper, we demonstrated SiNx/AlN/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor high electron mobility transistors (MIS-HEMTs) with low noise and high linearity, by in-situ growth of SiNx gate dielectrics on ultra-thin barrier AlN/GaN heterostructure. Deep-level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) shows a traps-level depth of 0.236 eV, a capture cross-section of 3.06×10-19 cm-2, and an extracted interface state density of 1010-1012 cm-2eV-1, which confirms that the grown SiNx can reduce the interface state. The devices exhibit excellent DC, small signal, and power performance, with a maximum saturation output current (Idmax) of 2.2 A/mm at the gate voltage (Vgs) of 2 V and the gate length of 0.15 μm, a maximum current cutoff frequency (fT) of 65 GHz, a maximum power cutoff frequency (fMAX) of 123 GHz, a minimum noise figure (NFmin) of the device of 1.07 dB and the gain of 9.93 dB at 40 GHz. The two-tone measurements at the Vds of 6V, yield a third-order intermodulation output power (OIP3) of 32.6 dBm, and OIP3/Pdc of 11.2 dB. Benefited from the high-quality SiNx/AlN interface, the MIS-HEMTs exhibited excellent low noise and high linearity, revealing its potential in applications of millimeter waves.

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YUAN Jing, JING Guan-Jun, WANG Jian-Chao, WANG Liu, GAO Run-Hua, ZHANG Yi-Chuan, YAO Yi-Xu, WEI Ke, LI Yan-Kui, CHEN Xiao-Juan. High-performance MOCVD-SiNx/AlN/GaN MIS-HEMTs with low noise and high linearity for millimeter waves[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves,2024,43(2):199~205

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  • Received:July 14,2023
  • Revised:February 23,2024
  • Adopted:October 10,2023
  • Online: February 22,2024
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