Small- and Large-Signal Analyses of Different Low-Pressure-Chemical-Vapor-Deposition SiNx Passivations for Microwave GaN HEMTs
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2018

Three types of SiN x passivation for microwave AlGaN/GaN HEMTs were deposited with low-pressure chemical vapor deposition under different deposition conditions, resulting in different silicon contents. The performance of the HEMTs is comprehensively investigated and compared. Both small- and large-signal analyses, such as generation-recombination (G-R) trap analysis, low-frequency noise characterization, and load-pull measurement, are indispensable to evaluate the effectiveness of a surface passivation. A Si-rich SiN x passivation shows excess G-R centers, whereas a Si-poor SiN x passivation exhibits significant current slump (30%). A bilayer SiN x passivation successfully shows not only a small current slump (9.7%) but also a suppressed G-R trapping/detrapping process. Moreover, the bilayer passivation demonstrates almost 2 orders of magnitude lower gate current noise spectra compared with the single-layer Si-rich SiN x passivation. The capacitance-voltage measurements reveal that the Si-rich SiN x layer removes the deep-level traps at the AlGaN/SiN x interface. Considering both small- and large-signal operations, it is concluded that the bilayer SiN x passivation is a suitable and versatile candidate for microwave GaN devices.

Capacitance-voltage (CV)

passivation

low-frequency dispersion

current collapse

low-frequency noise (LFN)

Författare

Tongde Huang

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Mikrovågselektronik

Johan Bergsten

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Mikrovågselektronik

Mattias Thorsell

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Mikrovågselektronik

Niklas Rorsman

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Mikrovågselektronik

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

0018-9383 (ISSN) 15579646 (eISSN)

Vol. 65 3 908-914

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Annan kemiteknik

Annan elektroteknik och elektronik

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DOI

10.1109/TED.2017.2789305

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