Abstract
An accurate and simple technique to characterize gate capacitances of small-geometry gallium-arsenide (GaAs) MESFET's is presented. The gate capacitive current is converted into voltage and detected by a lock-in amplifier. Subfemtofarad accuracy is achieved. A set of MESFET's with minimum channel length of 0.8 üm and various channel widths has been accurately characterized. The gate-to-drain and gate-to-source capacitances show strong bias dependences.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 878-880 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 06 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |