scholarly journals Study on Characteristics of Enhancement-Mode Gallium-Nitride High-Electron-Mobility Transistor for the Design of Gate Drivers

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1573
Author(s):  
Sheng-Yi Tang
Keyword(s):  
Gallium Nitride ◽  
Electron Mobility ◽  
High Electron Mobility Transistor ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
High Electron ◽  
Electrical Characteristics ◽  
High Electron Mobility ◽  
Enhancement Mode ◽  
Gan Hemt ◽  
Source Voltage

An enhancement-mode gallium-nitride high-electron-mobility transistor (E-mode GaN HEMT) operated at high frequency is highly prone to current spikes (di/dt) and voltage spikes (dv/dt) in the parasitic inductor of its circuit, resulting in damage to the power switch. To highlight the phenomena of di/dt and dv/dt, this study connected the drain, source, and gate terminals in series with inductors (LD, LS, and LG, respectively). The objective was to explore the effects of di/dt and dv/dt phenomena and operating frequency (fS) on drain-to-source voltage (Vds), drain-to-source current (Ids), and gate-to-source voltage (Vgs). The experimental method comprised two projects: (1) establishment of a measurement system to assess the change of electrical characteristics of the E-mode GaN HEMT and (2) change of the fS and the inductances (i.e., LD, LS, and LG) in the circuit to measure the changes in Vds, Ids, and Vgs, thus summarizing the experimental results. According to the experimental results on electrical characteristics, a gate driver circuit may be designed to drive and protect the E-mode GaN HEMT while being actually applied to a 120-W synchronous buck converter with an output voltage of 12 V and an output current of 10 A.

scholarly journals Minimum Power Input Control for Class-E Amplifier Using Depletion-Mode Gallium Nitride High Electron Mobility Transistor

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2302
Author(s):  
You-Chen Weng ◽  
Chih-Chiang Wu ◽  
Edward Li Chang ◽  
Wei-Hua Chieng
Keyword(s):  
Gallium Nitride ◽  
Electron Mobility ◽  
High Electron Mobility Transistor ◽  
Power Input ◽  
High Electron ◽  
Power Transfer ◽  
High Electron Mobility ◽  
Minimum Power ◽  
Gan Hemt ◽  
Input Control

In this study, we implemented a depletion (D)-mode gallium nitride high electron mobility transistor (GaN HEMT, which has the advantage of having no body diode) in a class-E amplifier. Instead of applying a zero voltage switching control, which requires high frequency sampling at a high voltage (>600 V), we developed an innovative control method called the minimum power input control. The output of this minimum power input control can be presented in simple empirical equations allowing the optimal power transfer efficiency for 6.78 MHz resonant wireless power transfer (WPT). In order to reduce the switching loss, a gate drive design for the D-mode GaN HEMT, which is highly influential for the reliability of the resonant WPT, was also produced and described here for circuit designers.

Double δ-Doped Enhancement-Mode InGaP/AlGaAs/InGaAs Pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility Transistor for Linearity Application

2006 ◽  
Vol 45 (No. 35) ◽  
pp. L932-L934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Hsin Chu ◽  
Heng-Tung Hsu ◽  
Edward-Yi Chang ◽  
Tser-Lung Lee ◽  
Sze-Hung Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Mobility ◽  
High Electron Mobility Transistor ◽  
High Electron ◽  
High Electron Mobility ◽  
Enhancement Mode

Applications of GaN-Based High Electron Mobility Transistors in Large-Size Devices

2015 ◽  
Vol 764-765 ◽  
pp. 486-490
Author(s):  
Chih Hao Wang ◽  
Liang Yu Su ◽  
Finella Lee ◽  
Jian Jang Huang
Keyword(s):  
Electron Mobility ◽  
High Electron Mobility Transistors ◽  
High Electron Mobility Transistor ◽  
High Electron ◽  
Saturation Current ◽  
High Electron Mobility ◽  
Enhancement Mode ◽  
Electron Mobility Transistors ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Novel Design

We demonstrate a novel design of large-size device in AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT). Depletion mode (D-mode) HEMTs and enhancement mode (E-mode) HEMTs are fabricated in our research. The saturation current of D-mode HEMTs is over 6A. By using Cascode structure, the D-mode HEMT becomes a normally-off device efficiently, and the threshold voltage of it rises from-7V to 2V. By using BCB (Benzocyclobutene) as the passivation, the E-mode HEMT shows an excellent characteristic. Also, when the VGS of the E-mode HEMT is over 9V, it still shows a good performance.

A differential extended gate-AlGaN/GaN HEMT sensor for real-time detection of ionic pollutants

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (31) ◽  
pp. 3981-3986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Zhao ◽  
Xinsheng Liu ◽  
Bin Miao ◽  
Zhiqi Gu ◽  
Jin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Electron Mobility ◽  
High Electron Mobility Transistor ◽  
High Electron ◽  
High Electron Mobility ◽  
Gan Hemt ◽  
Real Time Detection

In this study, we propose a differential extended gate (DEG)-AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) sensor to detect ionic pollutants in solution.

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