Investigation on Fe-Doped AlGaN/GaN HEMT at 148 GHz Using E-FPL Technology for High-Frequency Communication Systems

Abstract

In this research work, design of the extended field plate length (E-FPL) t-gate with Fe-doped AlGaN buffer structure on the graded aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN)/ gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) is proposed. The gate length of 60 nm with an ExFPL up to 50 nm towards the drain shows remarkable improvement in breakdown voltage. Meanwhile, the drain current and transconductance is further improved by the Fe-doped AlGaN Buffer design. In radio frequency (RF) small signal analysis this device exhibits a peak current-gain cutoff frequency fT of 148 GHz. This device has improved transconductance of 24% with high frequency. It is highly compatible with military applications such as RF upstream transmitters, ship and aircraft communication transmitters and high-frequency radars (HFRs).