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  • Stability of the threshold ...
    Albany, Florent; Lecourt, François; Walasiak, Ewa; Defrance, Nicolas; Curutchet, Arnaud; Maher, Hassan; Cordier, Yvon; Labat, Nathalie; Malbert, Nathalie

    Microelectronics and reliability, 11/2021, Letnik: 126
    Journal Article

    Fluorine ion migration in normally-off AlN/GaN HEMTs fabricated by fluorine ion plasma implantation technology is evidenced. Devices under test are co-integrated into the OMMIC commercial D006GH/D01GH MMIC process, providing fluorine-free normally-on HEMTs. Gate reverse bias step-stress experiment at a drain fixed voltage of 0 V, carried out as well on normally-on ones as on normally-off ones, shows a permanent negative shift in the threshold voltage Vth of normally-off devices only. Vth degradation is starting at a VGS,stress of −8 V, with a negative shift from 0 V to −0.4 V at VGS,stress = −30 V, while the transconductance gm and gm,max remains unchanged prior to breakdown that occurred at VGS,stress ranging between −26 and −32 V. Since the positive threshold voltage of these devices is induced by F-ions dose and position, the above result suggests a possible drift of F-ions away from the 2DEG channel. A field-assisted migration mechanism of fluorine ions is proposed and supported by the absence of Vth degradation in fluorine-free normally-on devices.