IEICE Transactions on Electronics
Online ISSN : 1745-1353
Print ISSN : 0916-8524
Special Section on Analog Circuits and Related SoC Integration Technologies
Design and Performance of Intergate-Channel-Connected Multi-Gate pHEMT for Antenna Switch
Shigeki KOYATakashi OGAWAHiroyuki TAKAZAWAAkishige NAKAJIMAShinya OSAKABEYasushi SHIGENO
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2011 Volume E94.C Issue 6 Pages 1053-1056

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Conventional multi-gate pseudomorphic high-electron-mobility transistors (pHEMTs) in the off-state generate larger distortion than single-gate pHEMTs in RF switch applications. To reduce the distortion, the intergate region of multi-gate pHEMTs must be connected to the source and drain with resistors to be biased at the same DC voltage. The intergate region of multi-gate pHEMTs is too small to have an external electrical contact, so intergate-channel-connected pHEMTs (IGCC-pHEMTs) have been developed. IGCC-pHEMTs have a meander gate structure, where one side of the gate is connected to a metal wire layer, and the other is applied for an intergate region contact that does not widen the distance between the gates. A single-pole double-throw (SPDT) switch with IGCC-pHEMTs was fabricated by using a standard 0.5µm InGaAs pHEMT process. A SPDT switch with IGCC-pHEMTs is confirmed to have almost same small-signal properties and generate lower distortions.
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