DocumentCode :
3024241
Title :
Drain engineering in AlInAs/GaInAs HEMTs for high fτ and fmax
Author :
Migliore, E. ; Chavarkar, P. ; Yen, J. ; Mishra, U.K. ; Fischetti, M.V. ; Laux, S.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
fYear :
1997
fDate :
11-15 May 1997
Firstpage :
400
Lastpage :
403
Abstract :
We propose a novel lateral bandgap engineering technique to improve electron transport in the channel of an AlInAs/GaInAs HEMT. Electrons are launched at the source with higher velocity by a launcher (higher bandgap AlInAs source) and collected at the drain by a heterojunction collector (lower bandgap InAs drain). The resulting device, a Lateral Bandgap Engineered HEMT (LBE-HEMT), is analyzed using DAMOCLES, a 2-D Ensemble Monte Carlo and Poisson Simulator. Electron velocity profiles in the GaInAs channel are generated using DAMOCLES. Effect of band gap engineering on the electron velocity and its variation with drain bias is discussed. It is observed that the ensemble velocity of electrons in the channel is increased and velocity degradation at high drain biases (which are required to achieve a high f max) is minimized. Thus the fτ, fmax tradeoff in conventional FETs can be alleviated using lateral bandgap engineering
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Monte Carlo methods; aluminium compounds; electron mobility; energy gap; gallium arsenide; high electron mobility transistors; hot carriers; indium compounds; millimetre wave field effect transistors; semiconductor device models; 2-D ensemble Monte Carlo/Poisson simulator; AlInAs-GaInAs; AlInAs/GaInAs HEMTs; DAMOCLES; GaInAs channel; InP; channel electron transport; cutoff frequency; drain bias dependence; electron velocity profiles; heterojunction collector; high bandgap AlInAs source; hot electron launcher; lateral bandgap engineered HEMT; lateral bandgap engineering; low bandgap InAs drain; maximum frequency of oscillation; Analytical models; Degradation; Electrons; FETs; Fabrication; HEMTs; Heterojunctions; MODFETs; Monte Carlo methods; Photonic band gap;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 1997., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cape Cod, MA
ISSN :
1092-8669
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3898-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICIPRM.1997.600178
Filename :
600178
Link To Document :
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