Thermal model for dc characteristics of algan/gan hemts including self-heating effect and non-linear polarization

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1181-1188

  Chattopadhyay, Manju K ^a   Tokekar, Sanjiv ^a  

^a DEVI AHILYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

2 DEG; AlmGa1 mN GaN; Analytical thermal model; HEMT; Non linear polarization; Power dissipation; Self heating

Indexed keywords

2-DEG; ALMGA1-MN/GAN; ALGAN/GAN; ANALYTICAL THERMAL MODEL; DC CHARACTERISTICS; HEMT; NON-LINEAR POLARIZATION; POWER DISSIPATION; SELF-HEATING; SELF-HEATING EFFECT; THERMAL MODELLING;

THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

EID: 49849090240     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mejo.2008.01.043     Document Type: Article

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