100 200 300 Drain current (mA/mm) Figure 6 Unity current gain frequency fT against Id at Vd = 1.0 V of an InGaP-SC-HEMT and a conventional HEMTHEMTs were improved, and high gmmaX and f r were obtained for 0.1-pm T-gate devices. From these results, it was concluded that the strained InGaP SC layer did not affcct dc and rf performance of InGaP-SC-HEMTs. Moreover, the lower R, of InGaP-SC-HEMTs is expected to provide better noise performance than that of conventional HEMTs. ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors would like to thank M. Azuma, Y. Ikawa, and M. Obara of Toshiba Research and Development Center for advice and encouragement. KEY TERMS InP-based HEMT, composite channel HEMT, low uoltage application ABSTRACT Usually high power gain is achieued at the expense of reduced f,. In this investigation a high f,,, / f; ratio vf 2.6 is obtained in combination with a f, * L, product of 39 GHz pn, equiualent to an effectice uelocily of 2.45 * lo7 ern / s. Despite a relaxed gate length of approximately 0.5 pm, these features were obtained at low drain bias of Vd = 1.5 K 0 I996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Received 7-12-95; revised 8-25-95 ABSTRACT High-performance ZnAlAs / ZnGaAs HEMTs with a highly uniform threshold voltage are fabricated using an ZnP-recess-etch stopper. Recess-deplh control is improued, and design vf the device chuructehtics is made easier. An SCFL ring oscillator with a propagation delay time of 6.6 ps / gate is achieved with these HEMTs. 0 1996 John Wley & Sons, Inc.