RF knee walkout and source access region of unpassivated HFETs

Electronics Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 1425-1426

  Bilbro, G L ^a   Trew, R J ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); POWER AMPLIFIERS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS;

KNEE WALKOUT; SOURCE ACCESS REGIONS; SURFACE CURRENT;

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS;

EID: 33751517663     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20062113     Document Type: Article

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