The Impact of Etch Depth of D-mode AlGaN/GaN MIS-HEMTs on DC and AC Characteristics of 10 v Input Direct-Coupled FET Logic (DCFL) Inverters

Miao Cui; Yutao Cai; Qinglei Bu; Wen Liu; Huiqing Wen; Ivona Z. Mitrovic; Stephen Talyor; Paul R. Chalker; Cezhou Zhao

doi:10.1109/ICICDT.2019.8790909

The Impact of Etch Depth of D-mode AlGaN/GaN MIS-HEMTs on DC and AC Characteristics of 10 v Input Direct-Coupled FET Logic (DCFL) Inverters

Miao Cui
, Yutao Cai
, Qinglei Bu
, Wen Liu
, Huiqing Wen
, Ivona Z. Mitrovic
, Stephen Talyor
, Paul R. Chalker
, Cezhou Zhao

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
University of Liverpool

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Large input swing of logic circuits (> 10 V) are essential for the full utilization of GaN integrated circuits (ICs) to match drivers or protection circuits of mainstream Si and SiC power MOSFETs. A 10 V input DCFL inverter was successfully achieved using monolithic integration of E/D-mode GaN MIS-HEMTs, which can operate at high temperatures up to 250 °C. The impact of the threshold voltage of D-mode devices using different etch depths of AlGaN barrier on the DC and AC performance of DCFL inverters is systematically studied at various temperatures from 25 °C to 250 °C. These results present a large input swing and a straightforward design of GaN-based logic circuits using E-mode AlGaN/GaN MIS-HEMTs without additional drivers or level shifters, and propose a validate method to provide strong immunity to high voltage overshoot.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	17th IEEE International Conference on IC Design and Technology, ICICDT 2019 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728118536
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICICDT.2019.8790909
Publication status	Published - Jun 2019
Event	17th IEEE International Conference on IC Design and Technology, ICICDT 2019 - Suzhou, China Duration: 17 Jun 2019 → 19 Jun 2019

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Name	17th IEEE International Conference on IC Design and Technology, ICICDT 2019 - Proceedings

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Conference	17th IEEE International Conference on IC Design and Technology, ICICDT 2019
Country/Territory	China
City	Suzhou
Period	17/06/19 → 19/06/19

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AlGaN/GaN MIS-HEMTs
DCFL inverters
etch depth
high temperature

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Cui, M., Cai, Y., Bu, Q., Liu, W., Wen, H., Mitrovic, I. Z., Talyor, S., Chalker, P. R., & Zhao, C. (2019). The Impact of Etch Depth of D-mode AlGaN/GaN MIS-HEMTs on DC and AC Characteristics of 10 v Input Direct-Coupled FET Logic (DCFL) Inverters. In 17th IEEE International Conference on IC Design and Technology, ICICDT 2019 - Proceedings Article 8790909 (17th IEEE International Conference on IC Design and Technology, ICICDT 2019 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICICDT.2019.8790909

Cui, Miao ; Cai, Yutao ; Bu, Qinglei et al. / The Impact of Etch Depth of D-mode AlGaN/GaN MIS-HEMTs on DC and AC Characteristics of 10 v Input Direct-Coupled FET Logic (DCFL) Inverters. 17th IEEE International Conference on IC Design and Technology, ICICDT 2019 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. (17th IEEE International Conference on IC Design and Technology, ICICDT 2019 - Proceedings).

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Cui, M, Cai, Y, Bu, Q , Liu, W , Wen, H, Mitrovic, IZ, Talyor, S, Chalker, PR & Zhao, C 2019, The Impact of Etch Depth of D-mode AlGaN/GaN MIS-HEMTs on DC and AC Characteristics of 10 v Input Direct-Coupled FET Logic (DCFL) Inverters. in 17th IEEE International Conference on IC Design and Technology, ICICDT 2019 - Proceedings., 8790909, 17th IEEE International Conference on IC Design and Technology, ICICDT 2019 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 17th IEEE International Conference on IC Design and Technology, ICICDT 2019, Suzhou, China, 17/06/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICICDT.2019.8790909

The Impact of Etch Depth of D-mode AlGaN/GaN MIS-HEMTs on DC and AC Characteristics of 10 v Input Direct-Coupled FET Logic (DCFL) Inverters. / Cui, Miao; Cai, Yutao; Bu, Qinglei et al.
17th IEEE International Conference on IC Design and Technology, ICICDT 2019 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. 8790909 (17th IEEE International Conference on IC Design and Technology, ICICDT 2019 - Proceedings).

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