International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS)
Vol 15, No 2: June 2024

The optimization of a GaN-based current aperture vertical electron transistor

Hadjem, Dalila (Unknown)
Kourdi, Zakarya (Unknown)
Kerai, Salim (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2024

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to simulate and optimize a current aperture vertical electron transistor (CAVET) based on gallium nitride (GaN), which combines both a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) and a vertical structure using the SILVACO-TCAD simulator. The dimensions of the structure were reduced by 45% to minimize the size and improve the performances of the proposed device; also, a part of aluminum nitride (AlN)was added to the current blocking layer (CBL) to modulate the conduction band profile. The results obtained from the simulation of our structure demonstrated a maximum drain current of 1.8 A/mm, Pinch-off voltage (VP) of -6 V, drain induced barrier lowering (DIBL) of 166 mV/V, maximum transconductance (gm) of 570 mS/mm, gate-leakage of 7.10-7 A, cut-off frequency (ft) of 200 GHz, maximum oscillation frequency (fMax) of 400 GHz. The proposed device exhibited outstanding performance while consuming low power, making it well-suited for use as a low-noise amplifier (LNA) in satellite reception applications.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJPEDS

Publisher

Subject

Control & Systems Engineering Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Description

International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS, ISSN: 2088-8694, a SCOPUS indexed Journal) is the official publication of the Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science (IAES). The scope of the journal includes all issues in the field of Power Electronics and drive systems. ...