高电子迁移率晶体管放大器高功率微波损伤机理

在TCAD半导体仿真环境中,建立了0.25 m栅长的AlGaAs/InGaAs高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)低噪声放大器与微波脉冲作用的仿真模型,基于器件内部的电场强度、电流密度和温度分布的变化,研究了1 GHz的微波从栅极和漏极注入的损伤机理。研究结果表明,从栅极注入约40.1 dBm的微波时,HEMT内部峰值温度随着时间的变化振荡上升,最终使得器件失效,栅下靠源侧电流通道和强电场的同时存在使得该位置最容易损伤;从漏极注入微波时,注入功率的高低会使器件内部出现不同的响应过程,注入功率存在一个临界值,高于该值,器件有可能在第一个周期内损伤,损伤位置均在漏极附近。在1 GHz的微波作用下,漏极注入比栅极注入更难损伤。     

高功率微波作用下高电子迁移率晶体管的损伤机理

本文针对高电子迁移率晶体管在高功率微波注入条件下的损伤过程和机理进行了研究,借助SentaurusTCAD仿真软件建立了晶体管的二维电热模型,并仿真了高功率微波注入下的器件响应.探索了器件内部电流密度、电场强度、温度分布以及端电流随微波作用时间的变化规律.研究结果表明,当幅值为20 V,频率为14.9 GHz的微波信号由栅极注入后,器件正半周电流密度远大于负半周电流密度,而负半周电场强度高于正半周电场.在强电场和大电流的共同作用下,器件内部的升温过程同时发生在信号的正、负半周内.又因栅极下靠近源极侧既是电场最强处,也是电流最密集之处,使得温度峰值出现在该处.最后,对微波信号损伤的高电子迁移率晶体管进行表面形貌失效分析,表明仿真与实验结果符合良好.     

C band microwave damage characteristics of pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor

The damage effect characteristics of Ga As pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor(p HEMT) under the irradiation of C band high-power microwave(HPM) is investigated in this paper. Based on the theoretical analysis, the thermoelectric coupling model is established, and the key damage parameters of the device under typical pulse conditions are predicted, including the damage location, damage power, etc. By the injection effect test and device microanatomy analysis through using scanning electron microscope(SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer(EDS), it is concluded that the gate metal in the first stage of the device is the vulnerable to HPM damage, especially the side below the gate near the source. The damage power in the injection test is about 40 d Bm and in good agreement with the simulation result. This work has a certain reference value for microwave damage assessment of p HEMT.     

Damage effect and mechanism of the GaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor induced by the electromagnetic pulse

The damage effect and mechanism of the electromagnetic pulse(EMP) on the GaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor(PHEMT) are investigated in this paper. By using the device simulation software, the distributions and variations of the electric field, the current density and the temperature are analyzed. The simulation results show that there are three physical effects, i.e., the forward-biased effect of the gate Schottky junction, the avalanche breakdown, and the thermal breakdown of the barrier layer, which influence the device current in the damage process. It is found that the damage position of the device changes with the amplitude of the step voltage pulse. The damage appears under the gate near the drain when the amplitude of the pulse is low, and it also occurs under the gate near the source when the amplitude is sufficiently high, which is consistent with the experimental results.     

不同样式的高功率微波对双极晶体管的损伤效应和机理

结合Si基n⁺-p-n-n⁺ 外延平面双极晶体管, 通过分析器件内部的温度分布变化以及电流密度和烧毁时间随信号幅值的变化关系, 研究了其在三角波信号、正弦波信号和方波脉冲信号等三种样式的高功率微波信号作用下的损伤效应和机理. 研究表明, 三种高功率微波信号注入下器件的损伤部位都是发射结, 在频率和信号幅值相同的情况下方波脉冲信号更容易使器件损伤; 位移电流密度和烧毁时间随信号幅值的增大而增大, 而位移电流在总电流所占的比例随信号幅值的增大而减小; 相比于因信号变化率而引起的位移电流, 信号注入功率在高幅值信号注入损伤过程中占主要作用. 利用数据分析软件, 分别得到了三种信号作用下器件烧毁时间和信号频率的变化关系式. 结果表明, 器件烧毁时间随信号频率的增加而增加, 烧毁时间和频率都符合t= af^b的关系式. 关键词： 双极晶体管 高功率微波 损伤机理 信号样式     

GaN高电子迁移率晶体管强电磁脉冲损伤效应与机理

提出了一种新型GaN异质结高电子迁移率晶体管在强电磁脉冲下的二维电热模型,模型引入材料固有的极化效应,高场下电子迁移率退化、载流子雪崩产生效应以及器件自热效应,分析了栅极注入强电磁脉冲情况下器件内部的瞬态响应,对其损伤机理和损伤阈值变化规律进行了研究.结果表明,器件内部温升速率呈现出"快速-缓慢-急剧"的趋势.当器件局部温度足够高时(2000 K),该位置热电子发射与温度升高形成正反馈,导致温度急剧升高直至烧毁.栅极靠近源端的柱面处是由于热积累最易发生熔融烧毁的部位,严重影响器件的特性和可靠性.随着脉宽的增加,损伤功率阈值迅速减小而损伤能量阈值逐渐增大.通过数据拟合得到脉宽τ与损伤功率阈值P和损伤能量阈值E的关系.     

高电子迁移率晶体管微波损伤仿真与实验研究

针对AlGaAs/InGaAs型高电子迁移率晶体管,利用TCAD半导体仿真工具,从器件内部空间电荷密度、电场强度、电流密度和温度分布变化分析出发,研究了从栅极注入1 GHz微波信号时器件内部的损伤过程与机理。研究表明,器件的损伤过程发生在微波信号的正半周,负半周器件处于截止状态;器件内部损伤过程与机理在不同幅值的注入微波信号下是不同的。当注入微波信号幅值较低时,器件内部峰值温度出现在栅极下方靠源极侧栅极与InGaAs沟道间,由于升温时间占整个周期的比例太小,峰值温度很难达到GaAs的熔点;但器件内部雪崩击穿产生的栅极电流比小信号下栅极泄漏电流高4个量级,栅极条在如此大的电流下很容易烧毁熔断。当注入微波信号幅值较高时,在信号正半周的下降阶段,在栅极中间偏漏极下方发生二次击穿,栅极电流出现双峰现象,器件内部峰值温度转移到栅极中间偏漏极下方,峰值温度超过GaAs熔点。利用扫描电子显微镜对微波损伤的高电子迁移率晶体管器件进行表面形貌失效分析,仿真和实验结果符合较好。     

高电子迁移率晶体管微波损伤仿真与实验研究

针对AlGaAs/InGaAs型高电子迁移率晶体管,利用TCAD半导体仿真工具,从器件内部空间电荷密度、电场强度、电流密度和温度分布变化分析出发,研究了从栅极注入1 GHz微波信号时器件内部的损伤过程与机理。研究表明,器件的损伤过程发生在微波信号的正半周,负半周器件处于截止状态;器件内部损伤过程与机理在不同幅值的注入微波信号下是不同的。当注入微波信号幅值较低时,器件内部峰值温度出现在栅极下方靠源极侧栅极与InGaAs沟道间,由于升温时间占整个周期的比例太小,峰值温度很难达到GaAs的熔点;但器件内部雪崩击穿产生的栅极电流比小信号下栅极泄漏电流高4个量级,栅极条在如此大的电流下很容易烧毁熔断。当注入微波信号幅值较高时,在信号正半周的下降阶段,在栅极中间偏漏极下方发生二次击穿,栅极电流出现双峰现象,器件内部峰值温度转移到栅极中间偏漏极下方,峰值温度超过GaAs熔点。利用扫描电子显微镜对微波损伤的高电子迁移率晶体管器件进行表面形貌失效分析,仿真和实验结果符合较好。     

高功率微波作用下热载流子引起n型金属-氧化物-半导体场效应晶体管特性退化研究

高功率微波(HPM)通过使半导体器件特性退化和功能失效,从而干扰电子系统无法正常工作. 针对金属氧化物半导体(MOS)器件的HPM效应, 建立了高功率微波引起n型金属氧化物半导体场效应晶体管(nMOSFET)特性退化的物理过程与模型. 器件仿真结果中nMOSFET的输出特性曲线显示栅极注入HPM引起器件特性退化,包括阈值电压正向漂移、 饱和电流减小、跨导减小等;结合物理模型分析可知, HPM引起的高频脉冲电压使器件进入深耗尽状态, 热载流子数目增多,热载流子效应导致器件特性退化. MOS器件的HPM注入实验结果显示,器件特性曲线、器件模型参数变化趋势与仿真结果一致, 验证了HPM引起nMOSFET特性退化的物理过程与模型.     

双极晶体管微波损伤效应与机理

结合Si基n⁺-p-n-n⁺外延平面双极晶体管, 考虑了器件自热、高电场下的载流子迁移率退化和载流子雪崩产生效应, 建立了其在高功率微波(high power microwave, HPM)作用下的二维电热模型. 通过分析器件内部电场强度、电流密度和温度分布随信号作用时间的变化, 研究了频率为1 GHz的等效电压信号由基极和集电极注入时双极晶体管的损伤效应和机理. 结果表明集电极注入时器件升温发生在信号的负半周, 在正半周时器件峰值温度略有下降, 与集电极注入相比基极注入更容易使器件毁伤, 其易损部位是B-E结. 对初相分别为0和π的两个高幅值信号的损伤研究结果表明, 初相为π的信号更容易损伤器件, 而发射极串联电阻可以有效的提高器件的抗微波损伤能力.     

Low power fluorine plasma effects on electrical reliability of AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor

The new electrical degradation phenomenon of the AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor(HEMT) treated by low power fluorine plasma is discovered. The saturated current, on-resistance, threshold voltage, gate leakage and breakdown voltage show that each experiences a significant change in a short time stress, and then keeps unchangeable. The migration phenomenon of fluorine ions is further validated by the electron redistribution and breakdown voltage enhancement after off-state stress. These results suggest that the low power fluorine implant ion stays in an unstable state. It causes the electrical properties of AlGaN/GaN HEMT to present early degradation. A new migration and degradation mechanism of the low power fluorine implant ion under the off-stress electrical stress is proposed. The low power fluorine ions would drift at the beginning of the off-state stress, and then accumulate between gate and drain nearby the gate side. Due to the strong electronegativity of fluorine, the accumulation of the front fluorine ions would prevent the subsequent fluorine ions from drifting, thereby alleviating further the degradation of AlGaN/GaN HEMT electrical properties.     

PIN限幅器的高功率微波单脉冲效应研究

基于PIN限幅器的等效电路模型,构建了PIN限幅器HPM效应ADS等效电路仿真模型,利用HPM注入实验和等效电路仿真相结合的方法,研究了单个微波脉冲作用下PIN限幅器的响应规律,获取了HPM作用结束后限幅器限幅持续时间与注入脉冲功率、脉宽的对应关系,并对限幅器的限幅持续过程进行了分析。仿真与实验结果表明：PIN限幅器限幅持续时间随着微波脉冲功率和脉宽的增大而变大,实验和仿真结果趋势一致,该研究使用的ADS等效电路模型可以应用于PIN限幅器的高功率微波瞬态响应特性分析研究。     

The degradation mechanism of an AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor under step-stress

Step-stress experiments are performed in this paper to investigate the degradation mechanism of an AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor(HEMT).It is found that the stress current shows a recoverable decrease during each voltage step and there is a critical voltage beyond which the stress current starts to increase sharply in our experiments.We postulate that defects may be randomly induced within the AlGaN barrier by the high electric field during each voltage step.But once the critical voltage is reached,the trap concentration will increase sharply due to the inverse piezoelectric effect.A leakage path may be introduced by excessive defect,and this may result in the permanent degradation of the AlGaN/GaN HEMT.     

kW级功率驱动的锁相高功率微波发生器

针对kW级微波驱动的锁相GW高功率微波,设计了一个高增益(大于50 dB)四腔相对论速调管放大器(RKA)。模拟表明,在此条件下高次模振荡严重影响器件的锁相实现。由此,将RKA结构与正反馈振荡电路结合起来,建立相应的等效电路来研究这种高次模激励的物理过程(即高次模的激励与中间腔之间耦合强度的相关性)。在高次模振荡的等效电路(即正反馈振荡电路)中,用衰减电阻代替结构中的微波吸收层来研究高次模振荡的抑制机理,衰减电阻通过对反馈过程的控制,提高了电路的自激振荡起振电流。在结构上按照衰减电阻要求设计了微波吸收层,将高次模振荡的起振电流提高到大于器件的工作电流,实现了高增益(约60 dB)条件下高次模激励的抑制。模拟获得了4 kW微波功率驱动的2.3 GW锁相高功率微波,增益接近60 dB。在LTD加速器平台的实验结果表明：注入微波由固态RF种子源提供(功率10 kW),输出功率达到1.8 GW,增益为52.6 dB,90 ns内输入和输出微波的相对相位差小于±10°,实验上实现了kW级注入微波对GW高功率微波的相位锁定。     

The degradation mechanism of an AIGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor under step-stress

Step-stress experiments are performed in this paper to investigate the degradation mechanism of an AIGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor （HEMT）. It is found that the stress current shows a recoverable decrease during each voltage step and there is a critical voltage beyond which the stress current starts to increase sharply in our experiments. We postulate that defects may be randomly induced within the A1GaN barrier by the high electric field during each voltage step. But once the critical voltage is reached, the trap concentration will increase sharply due to the inverse piezoelectric effect. A leakage path may be introduced by excessive defect, and this may result in the permanent degradation of the A1GaN/GaN HEMT.     

高功率半导体激光对光学元件损伤特性

为研究880 nm高功率半导体连续激光器对光学元件的损伤特性,选择了K9玻璃、ZnSe晶体和无氧铜进行镀膜加工,形成高反射率和高透过率的光学元件。通过调节到达光学元件表面的平均功率和改变光斑大小来改变光学元件表面的功率密度,并连续照射30 s,最终通过显微镜来观察元件的激光损伤形貌。研究结果表明：镀高反膜的K9玻璃在功率密度达到600 W/cm2时,膜系表面出现烧熔现象,当达到1 000 W/cm2时出现炸裂现象,而无氧铜基底镀金反射镜在上述功率密度下未发现损伤;而镀增透膜的ZnSe晶体在激光功率密度高达1 000 W/cm2时,通过显微镜观察没有发现明显的损伤,热像仪显示基底温升为5 ℃。     

Analysis of the damage threshold of the GaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor induced by the electromagnetic pulse

An electromagnetic pulse(EMP)-induced damage model based on the internal damage mechanism of the Ga As pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor(PHEMT) is established in this paper. With this model, the relationships among the damage power, damage energy, pulse width and signal amplitude are investigated. Simulation results show that the pulse width index from the damage power formula obtained here is higher than that from the empirical formula due to the hotspot transferring in the damage process of the device. It is observed that the damage energy is not a constant, which decreases with the signal amplitude increasing, and then changes little when the signal amplitude reaches up to a certain level.     

高功率半导体激光对光学元件损伤特性

 为研究880 nm高功率半导体连续激光器对光学元件的损伤特性,选择了K9玻璃、ZnSe晶体和无氧铜进行镀膜加工,形成高反射率和高透过率的光学元件。通过调节到达光学元件表面的平均功率和改变光斑大小来改变光学元件表面的功率密度,并连续照射30 s,最终通过显微镜来观察元件的激光损伤形貌。研究结果表明：镀高反膜的K9玻璃在功率密度达到600 W/cm²时,膜系表面出现烧熔现象,当达到1 000 W/cm²时出现炸裂现象,而无氧铜基底镀金反射镜在上述功率密度下未发现损伤;而镀增透膜的ZnSe晶体在激光功率密度高达1 000 W/cm²时,通过显微镜观察没有发现明显的损伤,热像仪显示基底温升为5 ℃。     

High-field-induced electron detrapping in An AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor

A step stress test is carried out to study the reliability characteristics of an AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor(HEMT).An anomalous critical drain-to-gate voltage with a negative temperature coefficient is observed in the stress sequence,beyond which the HEMT device starts to recover from degradation induced by early lower voltage stress.While the performance degradation featuring the drain current slump stems from electron trapping in the surface or bulk states during low-to-medium bias stress,the recovery is attributed to high field induced electron detrapping.The carrier detrapping mechanism could be helpful for lessening the trapping-related performance degradation of a GaN-based HEMT.     

Kink effect in current-voltage characteristics of a GaN-based high electron mobility transistor with an AIGaN back barrier

The kink effect in current-voltage （IV） characteristic s seriously deteriorates the performance of a GaN-based HEMT. Based on a series of direct current （DC） IV measurements in a GaN-based HEMT with an AlGaN back barrier, a possible mechanism with electron-trapping and detrapping processes is proposed. Kink-related deep levels are activated by a high drain source voltage （Vds） and located in a GaN channel layer. Both electron trapping and detrapping processes are accomplished with the help of hot electrons from the channel by impact ionization. Moreover, the mechanism is verified by two other DC IV measurements and a model with an expression of the kink current.