This work shows experimental and simulated data of hot electron degradation of power AlGaAs/GaAs HFETs with different gate lengths and recess widths, and uses them to infer general indications on the bias and geometry dependence of the device high-field degradation, the meaningfulness of the breakdown voltage figure of merit from a reliability standpoint, and the physical phenomena taking place in the devices during the stress and leading to performance degradation. Possible formulations of a voltage-acceleration law for lifetime extrapolation are also tested.
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