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2018
Conference Paper
Title

High gain 220 - 275 GHz amplifier MMICs based on metamorphic 20 nm InGaAs MOSFET technology

Abstract
Compact high gain 220 to 275 GHz millimeter wave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) amplifiers have been developed, based on a metamorphic 20 nm gate length InGaAs metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) technology. Therefore, an Al 2 O 3 /HfO 2 layer stack was deposited as a gate dielectric directly on top of an In 0.8 Ga 0.2 As channel by atomic layer deposition. The gate layout was optimized for millimeter wave and submillimeter wave integrated circuit applications using T-gates and wet chemical recess etching to minimize the parasitic gate capacitances. For a 2×10 mm gate width transistor, a transit frequency f T of 275 GHz and a record maximum oscillation frequency f max of 640 GHz was extrapolated. A realized three-stage cascode amplifier circuit demonstrated a maximum gain of 21 dB at 263 GHz and a small-signal gain of more than 18 dB between 222 and 274 GHz. The total chip size of the millimeter wave amplifier MMIC was only 0.5×1.2 mm².
Author(s)
Tessmann, Axel  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik IAF  
Leuther, Arnulf  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik IAF  
Heinz, Felix  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik IAF  
Bernhardt, Frank  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik IAF  
Massler, Hermann
Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik IAF  
Mainwork
IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium, BCICTS 2018  
Conference
BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS) 2018  
DOI
10.1109/BCICTS.2018.8550836
Language
English
Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik IAF  
Keyword(s)
  • atomic layer deposition (ALD)

  • H-band

  • InGaAs metal-oxide-semi-conductor field-effect transistor (InGaAs MOSFET)

  • low-noise amplifier (LNA)

  • metamorphic high electron mobility transistor (mHEMT)

  • millimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC)

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