In this paper, we present a measurement setup for characterizing high-voltage high-power microwave transistors in terms of their reliability under actual operating conditions. By operating in the megahertz range, one exploits important advantages as the use of low-cost instrumentation and the possibility of handling high voltages and high powers. Finally, the gathered data, which are consistent with RF operation, are used to evaluate the reliability of the technology-under-test. An example of stress measurements is provided for a 100-VDC GaN HEMT delivering an output power of 10 W.

Evaluation of high-voltage transistor reliability under nonlinear dynamic operation

Gianni Bosi;Antonio Raffo
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Valeria Vadalà;Francesco Trevisan;Giorgio Vannini
2017

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In this paper, we present a measurement setup for characterizing high-voltage high-power microwave transistors in terms of their reliability under actual operating conditions. By operating in the megahertz range, one exploits important advantages as the use of low-cost instrumentation and the possibility of handling high voltages and high powers. Finally, the gathered data, which are consistent with RF operation, are used to evaluate the reliability of the technology-under-test. An example of stress measurements is provided for a 100-VDC GaN HEMT delivering an output power of 10 W.
2017
978-2-87487-048-4
high electron mobility transistors;microwave field effect transistors;microwave transistors;semiconductor device measurement;semiconductor device reliability;wide band gap semiconductors;GaN;RF operation;high-voltage high-power microwave transistors
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