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A high threshold voltage enhancement-mode GaN HEMT with p-type doped buffer is discussed and simulated. Analytical expressions are derived to explain the role of buffer capacitance in designing and enhancing threshold voltage. Simulations…
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In this letter, we report the operation of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with Pd gates in air over a wide temperature range from 22$^\circ$C to 500$^\circ$C. The variation in the threshold voltage ($V_{th}$) is less than 1$\%$ over the entire temperature…
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