GaN-based power devices: Physics, reliability, and perspectives

M Meneghini, C De Santi, I Abid, M Buffolo… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Over the last decade, gallium nitride (GaN) has emerged as an excellent material for the
fabrication of power devices. Among the semiconductors for which power devices are …

Stability and reliability of lateral GaN power field-effect transistors

JA Del Alamo, ES Lee - IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
GaN electronics constitutes a revolutionary technology with power handling capabilities that
amply exceed those of Si and other semiconductors in many applications. RF, microwave …

Current understanding of bias-temperature instabilities in GaN MIS transistors for power switching applications

M Ťapajna - Crystals, 2020 - mdpi.com
GaN-based high-electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) have brought unprecedented
performance in terms of power, frequency, and efficiency. Application of metal-insulator …

AC-capacitance techniques for interface trap analysis in GaN-based buried-channel MIS-HEMTs

S Yang, S Liu, Y Lu, C Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Effective interface trap characterization approaches are indispensable in the development of
gate stack and dielectric surface passivation technologies in III-nitride (III-N) insulated-gate …

Correlation of interface states/border traps and threshold voltage shift on AlGaN/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistors

TL Wu, D Marcon, B Bakeroot, B De Jaeger… - Applied Physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper, three electrical techniques (frequency dependent conductance analysis, AC
transconductance (AC-g m), and positive gate bias stress) were used to evaluate three …

[LIVRE][B] Metrology and Diagnostic Techniques for Nanoelectronics

Z Ma, DG Seiler - 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
Nanoelectronics is changing the way the world communicates, and is transforming our daily
lives. Continuing Moore's law and miniaturization of low-power semiconductor chips with …

Trap** and reliability issues in GaN-based MIS HEMTs with partially recessed gate

G Meneghesso, M Meneghini, D Bisi, I Rossetto… - Microelectronics …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reports an extensive analysis of the trap** and reliability issues in AlGaN/GaN
metal insulator semiconductor (MIS) high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). The study …

Suppression and characterization of interface states at low-pressure-chemical-vapor-deposited SiNx/III-nitride heterostructures

K Deng, X Wang, S Huang, H Yin, J Fan, W Shi… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Silicon nitride (SiN x) grown by low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) at a
reduced growth temperature (650° C), is utilized for fabrication of GaN metal–insulator …

Review of bias-temperature instabilities at the III-N/dielectric interface

C Ostermaier, P Lagger, M Reiner, D Pogany - Microelectronics Reliability, 2018 - Elsevier
Two particular defects are commonly discussed at the III-N interface: the required donor
states, known to exist from the formation of the two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) below …

ESD reliability of AlGaN/GaN HEMT technology

B Shankar, S Raghavan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This experimental study reports new aspects of electrostatic discharge (ESD) behavior in
AlGaN/GaN HEMTs. The role of Schottky gate and MESA is investigated using special test …