Study on Single Event Effects of Enhanced GaN HEMT Devices under Various Conditions
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Published:2024-07-24
Issue:8
Volume:15
Page:950
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ISSN:2072-666X
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Container-title:Micromachines
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Micromachines
Author:
Zhang Xinxiang12, Cao Yanrong12, Chen Chuan12, Wu Linshan12, Wang Zhiheng12ORCID, Su Shuo12, Zhang Weiwei12, Lv Ling2, Zheng Xuefeng2, Tian Wenchao1, Ma Xiaohua2, Hao Yue2
Affiliation:
1. School of Electronics & Mechanical Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China 2. State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Technology, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China
Abstract
GaN HEMT devices are sensitive to the single event effect (SEE) caused by heavy ions, and their reliability affects the safe use of space equipment. In this work, a Ge ion (LET = 37 MeV·cm2/mg) and Bi ion (LET = 98 MeV·cm2/mg) were used to irradiate Cascode GaN power devices by heavy ion accelerator experimental device. The differences of SEE under three conditions: pre-applied electrical stress, different LET values, and gate voltages are studied, and the related damage mechanism is discussed. The experimental results show that the pre-application of electrical stress before radiation leads to an electron de-trapping effect, generating defects within the GaN device. These defects will assist in charge collection so that the drain leakage current of the device will be enhanced. The higher the LET value, the more electron–hole pairs are ionized. Therefore, the charge collected by the drain increases, and the burn-out voltage advances. In the off state, the more negative the gate voltage, the higher the drain voltage of the GaN HEMT device, and the more serious the back-channel effect. This study provides an important theoretical basis for the reliability of GaN power devices in radiation environments.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China National Key R&D Program of China
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