Electrical Characterization and Small-Signal Modeling of InAs/A1Sb HEMTs for Low-Noise and High-Frequency Applications.

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Title: Electrical Characterization and Small-Signal Modeling of InAs/A1Sb HEMTs for Low-Noise and High-Frequency Applications.
Authors: Malmkvist, Mikael1, Lefebvre, Eric2, Borg, Malin3, Desplanque, Ludovic4, Wallart, Xavier4, Dambrine, Gilles4, Bollaert, Sylvain4, Grahn, Jan5 jan.grahn@chalmers.se
Source: IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory & Techniques. Dec2008 Part 1 of 2, Vol. 56 Issue 12, p2685-2691. 7p. 2 Charts, 8 Graphs.
Subjects: Oscillations, Noise, Transistors, Electric power consumption, Electronics, Semiconductors
Abstract: Electrical characterization and modeling of 2 x 50 µm gatewidth InAs/AISb HEMTs with 225 nm gatelength have been performed. The fabricated devices exhibited a transconductance gm of 650 mS/mm, an extrinsic cutoff frequency fT and an extrinsic maximum frequency of oscillation fmax of 120 and 90 GHz, respectively, already at a low VDS of 0.2 V. A minimum noise figure less than 1 dB between 2-18 GHz was achieved at a dc power consumption of only 10 mW/mm. This demonstrates the potential of InAs/AISb HEMTs for low-power, low-noise applications. To account for the elevated gate-leakage current IG in the narrow-bandgap InAs/AlSb HEMT, the conventional field-effect transistor small-signal model has been extended. The relatively high IG was modeled by shunting both Cgs and Cgd with Rgs and Rgd, respectively. As a result, the small-signal S-parameters were more accurately modeled, especially for frequencies below 10 GHz. Utilizing this modeling approach, excellent agreement was obtained between measured and modeled S-parameters, unilateral power gain U (Mason's gain) and stability factor K. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Electrical characterization and modeling of 2 x 50 µm gatewidth InAs/AISb HEMTs with 225 nm gatelength have been performed. The fabricated devices exhibited a transconductance gm of 650 mS/mm, an extrinsic cutoff frequency fT and an extrinsic maximum frequency of oscillation fmax of 120 and 90 GHz, respectively, already at a low VDS of 0.2 V. A minimum noise figure less than 1 dB between 2-18 GHz was achieved at a dc power consumption of only 10 mW/mm. This demonstrates the potential of InAs/AISb HEMTs for low-power, low-noise applications. To account for the elevated gate-leakage current IG in the narrow-bandgap InAs/AlSb HEMT, the conventional field-effect transistor small-signal model has been extended. The relatively high IG was modeled by shunting both Cgs and Cgd with Rgs and Rgd, respectively. As a result, the small-signal S-parameters were more accurately modeled, especially for frequencies below 10 GHz. Utilizing this modeling approach, excellent agreement was obtained between measured and modeled S-parameters, unilateral power gain U (Mason's gain) and stability factor K. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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