Plasma surface pretreatment effects on silicon nitride passivation of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

David J. Meyer, Joseph R. Flemish, Joan M. Redwing

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Abstract

Several plasma and wet-chemical surface treatments have been tested to determine their effectiveness in improving SiN passivation of the AlGaN surface in HEMT devices. Mitigation of RF dispersion was evidenced by dramatic improvements in pulsed IV data after various plasma surface treatments and SiN passivation were applied to gate-level processed HEMTs. To examine surface chemistry as a result of these treatments, XPS was used to obtain atomic concentrations and bonding information.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2007 International Conference on Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, CS MANTECH 2007
Pages305-307
Number of pages3
StatePublished - 2007
Event22nd International Conference on Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, CS MANTECH 2007 - Austin, TX, United States
Duration: May 14 2007May 17 2007

Publication series

Name2007 International Conference on Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, CS MANTECH 2007

Other

Other22nd International Conference on Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, CS MANTECH 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin, TX
Period5/14/075/17/07

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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