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Small signal modeling of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with consideration of CPW capacitances

Jiangfeng Du1, , Peng Xu2, Kang Wang1, Chenggong Yin1, Yang Liu1, Zhihong Feng2, Shaobo Dun2 and Qi Yu1

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 Corresponding author: Jiangfeng Du, E-mail: jfdu@uestc.edu.cn

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Abstract: Given the coplanar waveguide (CPW) effect on AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors at a high frequency, the traditional equivalent circuit model cannot accurately describe the electrical characteristics of the device. The admittance of CPW capacitances is large when the frequency is higher than 40 GHz; its impact on the device cannot be ignored. In this study, a small-signal equivalent circuit model considering CPW capacitance is provided. To verify the model, S-parameters are obtained from the modeling and measurements. A good agreement is observed between the simulation and measurement results, indicating the reliability of the model.

Key words: AlGaN/GaN HEMTcoplanar waveguide effectmodelingsmall signalS-parameters



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Fig. 1.  Imaginary part of $Y$-parameters for AlGaN/GaN HEMT at bias conditions of $V_{\rm gs}$ $=$ $-6$ V and $V_{\rm ds}$ $=$ 0 V. The inset shows the device photo of AlGaN/GaN HEMT with a gate width of 2 $\times $ 50 $\mu $m.

Fig. 2.  Small-signal equivalent circuit model of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs.

Fig. 3.  Comparison of $S$-parameters from measurement (open circles) and simulation (solid lines represent the new method, and short dash represents the traditional method without considering $C^{\rm CPW})$ in the frequency range of 200 MHz to 50 GHz at biases of (a) $V_{\rm gs}$ $=$ 0 V and $V_{\rm ds}$ $=$ 3 V and of (b) $V_{\rm gs}$ $=$ $-2$ V and $V_{\rm ds}$ $=$ 4 V.

Table 1.   Typical device electrical characteristics.

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Table 2.   Parasitic parameters, excluding $C^{\rm CPW}$.

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Table 3.   Intrinsic parameters at different bias conditions.

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Table 4.   The error of $S$-parameters between measurement and simulation above 40 GHz.

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    Received: 24 July 2014 Revised: Online: Published: 01 March 2015

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      Jiangfeng Du, Peng Xu, Kang Wang, Chenggong Yin, Yang Liu, Zhihong Feng, Shaobo Dun, Qi Yu. Small signal modeling of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with consideration of CPW capacitances[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2015, 36(3): 034009. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/3/034009 J F Du, P Xu, K Wang, C G Yin, Y Liu, Z H Feng, S B Dun, Q Yu. Small signal modeling of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with consideration of CPW capacitances[J]. J. Semicond., 2015, 36(3): 034009. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/3/034009.Export: BibTex EndNote
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      Jiangfeng Du, Peng Xu, Kang Wang, Chenggong Yin, Yang Liu, Zhihong Feng, Shaobo Dun, Qi Yu. Small signal modeling of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with consideration of CPW capacitances[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2015, 36(3): 034009. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/3/034009

      J F Du, P Xu, K Wang, C G Yin, Y Liu, Z H Feng, S B Dun, Q Yu. Small signal modeling of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with consideration of CPW capacitances[J]. J. Semicond., 2015, 36(3): 034009. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/3/034009.
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      Small signal modeling of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with consideration of CPW capacitances

      doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/3/034009
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      Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 61376078, 61274086) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (No. ZYGX2012J041).

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      • Corresponding author: E-mail: jfdu@uestc.edu.cn
      • Received Date: 2014-07-24
      • Published Date: 2015-01-25

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