Large-Signal Modeling of GaN HEMTs using Fermi Kinetics and Commercial Hydrodynamics Transport

E. White, A. Tunga, N. C. Miller, M. Grupen, J. D. Albrecht, S. Rakheja

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Abstract

This work compares the current-voltage characteristics and convergence of two technology computer aided design (TCAD) solvers, a commercial hydrodynamic transport (CHT) solver, Sentaurus by Synopsys (Version R-2020.09), and the Fermi kinetics transport (FKT) solver developed at the Air Force Research Laboratory. These solvers are used to simulate and determine the convergence properties of the large-signal response of a conventional gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron mobility transistor (HEMT) at 1 GHz using drift-diffusion transport with constant electron mobility. We show that the large signal response of the HEMT is virtually the same in CHT and FKT with minor differences in their rate of convergence. This contrasts previous work in static simulations [1] where FKT had better convergence, showing that transient simulations are more computationally robust than static ones.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2023 Device Research Conference, DRC 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350323108
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 Device Research Conference, DRC 2023 - Santa Barbara, United States
Duration: Jun 25 2023Jun 28 2023

Publication series

NameDevice Research Conference - Conference Digest, DRC
Volume2023-June
ISSN (Print)1548-3770

Conference

Conference2023 Device Research Conference, DRC 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySanta Barbara
Period6/25/236/28/23

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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