Bulk Breakdown in AlGaN/GaN HFETs
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t. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 512 ©1998 Materials Research Society
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in most cases, such an electrical/light emission response is associated with a destructive damage of the tested device. The present breakdown definition is independent of the breakdown mechanisms leading to the device failure. 0rtýe3A)~In most cases, with no premature on-surface breakdown, our test method allows us to observe bulk impact ionization processes up to large VDs (90 to 160 V), very close (< 5 %) to the VDwsdefined here.
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The results below correspond to a typical high operational voltage HFET (device #H9) having gate length La = 2.5 pmn, gate width w = 50 pm, and gate-to-drain gap LM = 1.5 pm. Three-terminal pulsed measurements were performed for Vos = -6 to -2 V with 0.5 or I V steps up to VDs - 150 V. The tested device had VWq = -3.5 V. Examples of time-resolved characteristics in the subthreshold regime are presented in Figs. 2a and 2b. For VGS = -6 V (Fig. 2a) it is observed that Is = 0 up to Vns = 85 V. At that voltage a small source current (-1 pA) appeared which increased with VDs with an increasing rate. In this example VDs was limited to 120 V for which the peak currents Isp= 65 pA and 'Op = 20 pA, while the intensity of the visible light emission signal was very low (
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