Improved power performance for a recessed-gate AlGaN-GaN heterojunction FET with a field-modulating plate

A recessed-gate AlGaN-GaN field-modulating plate (FP) field-effect transistor (FET) was successfully fabricated on an SiC substrate. By employing a recessed-gate structure on an FP FET, the transconductance was increased from 150 to 270 mS/mm, leading to an improvement in gain characteristics, and current collapse was minimized. At 2 GHz, a 48-mm-wide recessed FP FET exhibited a record output power of 230 W (4.8 W/mm) with 67% power-added efficiency and 9.5-dB linear gain with a drain bias of 53 V.

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