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INTRODUCTION
HISTORY
DEVICE STRUCTURE
FABRICATION
WORKING PRINCIPLE
TYPES OF HEMTS
GROWTH
CHARACTERSTICS
ADVANTAGES
APPLICATIONS
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMTs) have emerged
as a promising candidate for microwave (f > 1 GHz) power
amplification with applications ranging from satellite links to
wireless communications, from highways to electronic
warfare.
type GaAs.
INTEGRATION
-Thermal management
-Assembly
-Packaging
MMIC -System impact
-Design
-Fabrication
-Test
DEVICES
-Device processing
-High voltage passives
-Device modeling
-Reliability & robustness evaluation
EPITAXY
-GaN HEMT epi wafer growth
-Advanced materials
2005
SUBSTRATES
-Material selection: SiC, Si, Sapphire
-SiC material quality
-Diameter expansion 2’’ to 3’’
CHARACTERSTICS
DRAIN CURRENT
CHARACTERSTIC
S:
The measured DC
characteristics of a
power HEMT are
shown in Fig.
Negative resistance
These devices show negative resistance
for high currents and voltages.
ADVANTAGES
Used in Analog circuits as amplifiers
Excellent high frequency characteristics
(several GHz)
Low noise
High power-gain
High efficiency
APPLICATIONS
Thermal Optimization of GaN HEMT Transistor Power
Amplifiers Using New Self-heating Large-signal Model.
High-Power, High-Efficiency GaN HEMT Power
Amplifiers for 4G Applications.
GaN-Based High Electron-Mobility Transistors for
Microwave and RF Control Applications.
CONCLUSION
High power density
Very good high frequency characteristics
Low on-resistance
High temperature stability (wide
bandgap materials)
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