A Very Robust AlGaN/GaN HEMT Technology to High Forward Gate Bias and Current

Reports to date of GaN HEMTs subjected to forward gate bias stress include varied extents of degradation. We report an extremely robust GaN HEMT technology that survived—contrary to conventional wisdom—high forward gate bias (

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