Title :
Below 20 ps/gate operation with GaAs SAINT FETs at room temperature
Author :
Yamasaki, Kazuhiko ; Yamane, Y. ; Kurumada, K.
Author_Institution :
NTT, Musashino Electrical Communication Laboratory, Musashino, Japan
Abstract :
Room-temperature ring oscillation at 19.6 ps/gate has been accomplished with SAINT FETs using bulk GaAs and implantation. These results have been obtained along with extrinsic resistance reduction and capacitance reduction by taking full advantage of the n+-gate spacing controllability.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Schottky gate field effect transistors; field effect integrated circuits; gallium arsenide; integrated circuit technology; integrated logic circuits; 19.6 ps/gate; GaAs SAINT FETs; MESFET; capacitance reduction; extrinsic resistance reduction; field effect integrated circuits; implantation; n+-gate spacing controllability; ring oscillation; room temperature; self aligned implantation for n+-layer technology;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820406