AlGaN Channel HEMT with Extremely High Breakdown Voltage

ABSTRACTA channel layer substitution of a wider bandgap AlGaN for a conventional GaN in high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) is an effective method of enhancing the breakdown voltage. Wider bandgap AlGaN, however, should also increase the ohmic contact resistance. Si ion implantation doping technique was utilized to achieve sufficiently low resistive source/drain contacts. The fabricated AlGaN channel HEMTs with the field plate structure demonstrated good pinch-off operation with sufficiently high drain current density of 0.5 A/mm without noticeable current collapse. The obtained maximum breakdown voltages was 1700 V in the AlGaN channel HEMT with the gate-drain distance of 10 μm. These remarkable results indicate that AlGaN channel HEMTs could become future strong candidates for not only high-frequency devices such as low noise amplifiers but also high-power devices such as switching applications.

Ion implantation for low-resistive source/drain contacts in FinFET devices

ABSTRACTFinFET is one of the leading candidates to replace the classical planar MOSFET for future CMOS technologies due to the double-gate configuration of the device leading to an intrinsically superior short channel effect (SCE) control. A major challenge for FinFETs is the increase in parasitic source-drain resistance (Rsd) as the fin width is scaled. As fins must be narrow in order to control SCEs, Rsd reduction is critical. This work will deal with the challenges faced in the use of ion implantation for the low-ohmic source-drain contacts. Firstly a new technique to characterize fin sidewall doping concentration will be introduced. We will have a closer look at the Rsd dependency upon fin width for different fin implant conditions and investigate how the implant conditions affect FinFET device performance. It will be shown that the cause of the device degradation upon fin width scaling is related to the fundamental issues of silicon crystal integrity in thin-body Si after amorphizing implant and recrystallization during source-drain activation.