Electrical Characteristics Analysis of AlGaN/GaN FinFET and TSEP Junction Temperature Test of GaN Devices

Yichi Zhang*, Huiqing Wen, Zifeng Qu, Tianran Liu, Yizhou Jiang

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The third generation semiconductors with wide band-gap (WBG) mainly composed of SiC and GaN have excellent switching characteristics and are very popular in the market. With the chip size shrinking, the channel of the device is getting shorter and shorter, which is easy to cause short channel effect. Breaking through the channel length barrier has become the research focus; With the chip size shrinking, the volume of active region is getting smaller and smaller, and the influence of temperature on the reliability of devices is increasing, so the measurement of temperature rise and thermal resistance becomes an important work. The main research contents of this paper are as follows: (1) Using Silvaco TCAD software, 3D modeling of FinFET and the other two devices is carried out, and the electrical characteristics of the three devices are obtained and compared. Then, the transfer characteristics and transconductance characteristics of different Fin widths and Fin heights are tested, and the characteristic curves are obtained and analyzed; (2) Through TSEP method, the boost converter circuit is built with LTspice software to deduce the variation of junction temperature and shell temperature, and the junction temperature and other electrical characteristics are analyzed when the driving resistance is different.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 20th China International Forum on Solid State Lighting and 2023 9th International Forum on Wide Bandgap Semiconductors, SSLCHINA
Subtitle of host publicationIFWS 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages226-229
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9798350385373
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
Event20th China International Forum on Solid State Lighting and 9th International Forum on Wide Bandgap Semiconductors, SSLCHINA: IFWS 2023 - Xiamen, Fujian, China
Duration: 27 Nov 202330 Nov 2023

Publication series

Name2023 20th China International Forum on Solid State Lighting and 2023 9th International Forum on Wide Bandgap Semiconductors, SSLCHINA: IFWS 2023

Conference

Conference20th China International Forum on Solid State Lighting and 9th International Forum on Wide Bandgap Semiconductors, SSLCHINA: IFWS 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXiamen, Fujian
Period27/11/2330/11/23

Keywords

  • GaN FinFET
  • Junction temperature
  • short channel effect
  • Silvaco TCAD
  • TSEP

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