High power AlGaN/GaN HFET with a high breakdown voltage of over 1.8 kV on 4 inch Si substrates and the suppression of current collapse

Abstract

In this paper, we successfully demonstrate an AlGaN HFET with a high breakdown voltage of over 1.8 kV on 4 inch Si substrates. In order to obtain the high breakdown voltage and to improve the crystalline quality of GaN layers, a thick GaN epitaxial layer including a buffer layer with a total thickness of over 6 mum was grown. The breakdown voltage and the maximum drain current were achieved to be over 1.8 kV and 120 A, respectively. Furthermore, the suppression of the current collapse phenomenon is examined. The on-resistance is not so significantly increased up to the high drain off-bias-stress of 1.0 kV.