The behaviour of 350 V GaN HEMTs during heavy ion irradiations

IF 1.6 4区工程技术 Q3 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Microelectronics Reliability Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI:10.1016/j.microrel.2025.115723

F. Velardi , G. Canale Parola , S. Palazzo , E. Martano , A. Sanseverino , L. Silvestrin , C. Abbate , G. Busatto

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Abstract

The behaviour of a 350 V Enhancement Mode GaN power HEMT during heavy ion irradiation is presented. A new experimental setup has been developed to increase the sensitivity of the measurement. It allowed the measurement of the charge collected at the terminals following the impact with energetic particles to be extended by almost an order of magnitude. The results obtained, interpreted with the help of two-dimensional finite element simulations, demonstrate that the tested devices exhibit very different behaviour from those previously characterized. They do not show significant charge amplification and are not subjected to single-event gate rupture. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that the device failure is due to a recursive mechanism like that which develops in silicon PiN diodes when exposed to heavy ion irradiation.

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Microelectronics Reliability 工程技术-工程：电子与电气

CiteScore

3.30

自引率

12.50%

发文量

342

审稿时长

68 days

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