1. Processing and Characterization of III-V Compound Semiconductor MOSFETs Using Atomic Layer Deposited Gate Dielectrics.
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Itoh, Kiyoo, Lee, Thomas, Sakurai, Takayasu, Sansen, Willy M. C., Schmitt-Landsiedel, Doris, Dimoulas, Athanasios, Gusev, Evgeni, McIntyre, Paul C., Heyns, Marc, Ye, P. D., Wilk, G. D., and Frank, M. M. more...
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We demonstrate III-V compound semiconductor (GaAs, InGaAs, and GaN) based metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) with excellent performance using an Al2O3 high-permittivity (high-κ) gate dielectric, deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD). These MOSFET devices exhibit extremely low gate-leakage current, high transconductance, high dielectric breakdown strength, a high short-circuit current-gain cut-off frequency (fT) and maximum oscillation frequency (fMAX), as well as high output power and power added efficiency. ALD is a robust process that enables repeatability and manufacturability for compound semiconductor MOSFETs. In order to contribute to the fundamental understanding of ALD-grown high-κ/III-V gate stack quality, we discuss stack and interface formation mechanisms in detail for Al2O3 and HfO2 gate dielectrics on GaAs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2007
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