Group III-N nanowire transistors
A group III-N nanowire is disposed on a substrate. A longitudinal length of the nanowire is defined into a channel region of a first group III-N material, a source region electrically coupled with a first end of the channel region, and a drain region electrically coupled with a second end of the channel region. A second group III-N material on the first group III-N material serves as a charge inducing layer, and/or barrier layer on surfaces of nanowire. A gate insulator and/or gate conductor coaxially wraps completely around the nanowire within the channel region. Drain and source contacts may similarly coaxially wrap completely around the drain and source regions.
1. A group III-N transistor, comprising:
a nanowire disposed on a substrate, wherein a longitudinal length of the nanowire further comprises:
a channel region of a first group III-N material, the first group III-N material having the crystal structure of wurtzite structure;
a source region electrically coupled with a first end of the channel region;
a drain region electrically coupled with a second end of the channel region; and
an extrinsic drain region comprising a second group III-N material separating the drain region from the channel region, and
a gate stack coaxially wrapping completely around the channel region.
2. The group III-N transistor of claim 1 , wherein the second group III-N material has a wider bandgap than that of the first group III-N material.
3. The group III-N transistor of claim 1 , wherein the extrinsic drain region is an alloy of the first and second group III-N materials with a bandgap intermediate between those of the first and second group III-N materials.
4. The group III-N transistor of claim 1 , wherein the first group III-N material consists essentially of GaN, or consists essentially of InN, or consists essentially of Al x In 1-x N, where x is less than 1, or consists essentially of Al x Ga 1-x N, where x is less than 1.
5. The group III-N transistor of claim 4 , wherein the second group III-N comprises AlN, GaN, InN, Al z In 1-z N, or Al z Ga 1-z N, where z is different than x.
6. A system on chip (SoC), comprising:
a power management integrated circuit (PMIC) including at least one of a switching voltage regulator or switching mode DC-DC converter; and
an RF integrated circuit (RFIC) including a power amplifier operable to operate with a cut-off frequency, F t and maximum oscillation frequency, F max of both at least 20 GHz, and generate a carrier wave frequency of at least 2 GHz, wherein both of the PMIC and RFIC are monolithically integrated onto a same substrate, and wherein at least one of PMIC and RFIC include a group III-N transistor comprising:
a nanowire disposed on a substrate, wherein a longitudinal length of the nanowire further comprises:
a channel region of a first group III-N material, the first group III-N material having the crystal structure of wurtzite structure;
a source region electrically coupled with a first end of the channel region;
a drain region electrically coupled with a second end of the channel region; and
an extrinsic drain region comprising a second group III-N material separating the drain region from the channel region, and
a gate stack coaxially wrapping completely around the channel region.
7. A mobile computing device, comprising:
a touch screen;
a battery;
an antenna; and
a system on chip (SoC), comprising:
a power management integrated circuit (PMIC) including at least one of a switching voltage regulator or switching mode DC-DC converter; and
an RF integrated circuit (RFIC) including a power amplifier operable to operate with a cut-off frequency, F t and maximum oscillation frequency, F max of both at least 20 GHz, and generate a carrier wave frequency of at least 2 GHz, wherein both of the PMIC and RFIC are monolithically integrated onto a same substrate, and wherein at least one of PMIC and RFIC include a group III-N transistor comprising:
a nanowire disposed on a substrate, wherein a longitudinal length of the nanowire further comprises:
a channel region of a first group III-N material, the first group III-N material having the crystal structure of wurtzite structure;
a source region electrically coupled with a first end of the channel region;
a drain region electrically coupled with a second end of the channel region; and
an extrinsic drain region comprising a second group III-N material separating the drain region from the channel region, and
a gate stack coaxially wrapping completely around the channel region wherein the PMIC is coupled to the battery and wherein the RFIC is coupled to the antenna.