Browsing by Author "Lin, Chuang-Ju"

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DC and high-frequency characteristics of trigate polycrystalline-silicon thin-film transistors with different layout geometries
(2019-04-01)
Chen, Bo-Yuan
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Chen, Kun-Ming
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Shiao, Yu-Shao Jerry
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Lin, Chuang-Ju
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Huang, Guo-Wei
In this paper, we present the dc and high-frequency characteristics of trigate polycrystalline-silicon (poly-Si) thin-film transistors (TFTs) for RF applications. Trigate TFTs were fabricated using a 3D-IC process and designed with a multi-finger gate and multi-channel configuration. To obtain an optimal device design guideline, different source/drain (S/D) extension dimensions and channel layouts are investigated. We find that devices with a shorter or wider extension have higher cutoff frequencies (f(T)) and maximum oscillation frequencies (f(max)) owing to their lower S/D resistances. In addition, the high-frequency performance can be further improved by adopting the tapered channel structure, where the channel width increases gradually from the source to the drain. For the optimal device designs, the values of f(T) and f(max) are around 25 GHz and 30 GHz, respectively. The high f(T) and f(m)(ax) as well as excellent gate controllability in our devices indicate the trigate poly-Si TFT could be a suitable candidate for low-cost RFIC applications. (C) 2019 The Japan Society of Applied Physics
Low-Frequency Noise Characterization of AlGaN & x002F;GaN HEMTs and MIS-HEMTs Under UV Illumination
(2020-01-01)
Nagarajan, Venkatesan
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Chen, Kun-Ming
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Lin, Hsin-Yi
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Hu, Hsin-Hui
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Huang, Guo-Wei
The low-frequency noise characteristics of AlGaN & x002F;GaN HEMTs and MIS-HEMTs are investigated in the dark condition and under UV illumination. The test devices with a 3-& x03BC;m-thick GaN buffer and a 25-nm-thick Al_0.22Ga_0.78N barrier layer were fabricated on the silicon wafer. For MIS-HEMTs, a 25-nm-thick SiN layer was deposited as a gate dielectric. The measured low-frequency noises show a 1 & x002F;f spectrum and can be described by the carrier number fluctuation model. Different noise responses to the UV light between HEMTs and MIS-HEMTs were observed. By comparing the noise data in dark and under UV illumination, the noise sources under the gate and in the ungated gate-drain access region have been identified. From these results, we can find a design guideline to improve the noise and reliability of GaN-based devices for optoelectronic applications.
Study of Charge Trapping Effects on AlGaN/GaN HEMTs Under UV Illumination With Pulsed I-V Measurement
(2020-06-01)
Nagarajan, Venkatesan
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Chen, Kun-Ming
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Chen, Bo-Yuan
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Huang, Guo-Wei
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Chuang, Chia-Wei
The charge trapping effects on AlGaN/GaN HEMTs under UV illumination are investigated using the pulsed current-voltage (I-V) measurement method. The test samples are unpassivated Schottky-gate HEMTs and metal-insulator-semiconductor HEMTs (MIS-HEMTs) with SiN gate dielectric. For HEMTs, the dominant charge trapping sources are the surface trap states, whereas, for MIS-HEMTs, they are trap states in the SiN gate dielectric and GaN buffer. When these devices are shined with the UV light, the drain current increases apparently in both samples owing to the generated photocurrent. By combining the UV illumination and pulsed I-V measurement, we find out the UV light has less effect on the surface charge trapping in the unpassivated HEMTs. Moreover, in MIS-HEMTs, we observe the charge trapping in the SiN gate dielectric becomes more serious under UV illumination, whereas the charge trapping in the GaN buffer is suppressed significantly. These findings are important for designing a GaN-based HEMT for photonic applications. In addition, the different responses of the surface-, buffer-, and gate-dielectric-related charge trapping to the UV light suggest that it would be easier to distinguish the trap types by introducing the UV illumination during the pulse measurement.
The Investigation for In-Ga-Zn-O TFTs with Post Deposition of in-situ Ar/H-2 Plasma Treatment by Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet
(2016)
Chang, Kow-Ming
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Huang, Bo-Wen
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Wu, Chien-Hung
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Chen, Hsin-Ying
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Zheng, You-Xian
Atmospheric pressure plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (AP-PECVD) was applied for the fabrication of amorphous indium gallium zinc oxide thin-film transistors (a-IGZO TFTs). In this work, a-IGZO TFTs fabricated by AP-PECVD technique were firstly treated by post deposition of in-situ Ar/H-2 plasma with atmospheric pressure plasma Jet (APPJ). Compared to without plasma treatment, samples with the post in-situ Ar/H-2 plasma treatment on IGZO active layer exhibited higher mobility of 20.12 cm(2)/V.S, V-T of 1.11 V, lower subthreshold swing of 93 mV/decade, higher I-on/I-off of 5.34x10(7). The excellent IGZO TFTs fabricated by AP-PECVD technique also show highly transparent characteristics.