CN104935263B - Gallium nitride base low-leakage current cantilever switch class B push-pull power amplifier - Google Patents

Gallium nitride base low-leakage current cantilever switch class B push-pull power amplifier Download PDF

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CN104935263B
CN104935263B CN201510379774.4A CN201510379774A CN104935263B CN 104935263 B CN104935263 B CN 104935263B CN 201510379774 A CN201510379774 A CN 201510379774A CN 104935263 B CN104935263 B CN 104935263B
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The gallium nitride base low-leakage current cantilever switch class B push-pull power amplifier of the present invention, the class B push-pull power amplifier is that have cantilever switch N-type MESFET by three, and one there is cantilever switch p-type MESFET, LC loops to constitute.The shape that three cantilever switch N-type MESFET differ only in their cantilever switch is different, first cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1) cantilever switch is wide beam, and the cantilever switch to the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET (19) and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET (20) is narrow beam.The cantilever switch MESFET that the power amplifier is used is based on GaN substrate, source electrode and drain electrode are formed Ohmic contact and constituted by metal and heavy doping N areas, grid forms Schottky contacts by metal and channel region and constituted, cantilever switch is left floating above MESFET grid, AC signal is carried on cantilever switch, so as to improve the quality factor in the class B push-pull power amplifier output end LC loops of the present invention.

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Gallium nitride base low-leakage current cantilever switch class B push-pull power amplifier
Technical field
The present invention proposes GaN (gallium nitride) base low-leakage current cantilever switch MESFET, and (metal-semiconductor field effect is brilliant Body pipe) class B push-pull power amplifier, belong to the technical field of microelectromechanical systems.
Background technology
With the development of electronic technology, people need to export larger power in some electronic systems, such as in family expenses Sound system generally requires the power of sound signal to bring up to several watts to tens watts.In general multistage amplifier circuit, remove Have voltage amplifier circuit, it is also desirable to one power is provided to load amplifying circuit.Power amplification circuit is divided into Class A, Class B Deng.In Class A amplifying circuit, power supply is continual to give load conveying power, and signal is bigger, and the power for being conveyed to load is more, Even if in the ideal situation, the efficiency highest of class a audio power amplifier also can only achieve 50%, wherein quiescent current is to cause class a audio power amplifier Inefficient principal element.And B power amplifier moves down quiescent point, power supply is defeated when making signal equal to zero Go out power and be also equal to zero, such power supply supply power and pipe consumption all become with the size of power output, improve efficiency.With The development of integrated circuit, the scale of chip becomes very big, and people increasingly pay attention to for the power consumption of chip.Too high power consumption meeting Higher requirement is proposed to the heat sink material of chip, also the performance of chip can be made to be affected.So, for power amplifier The design of low-power consumption seems more and more important in the design of integrated circuit.
Traditional MESFET has larger grid leakage current in operating conditions between grid and substrate, the present invention is to be based on A kind of GaN base cantilever switch MESFET class B push-pull power amplifiers with extremely low leakage current of GaN technological designs, can To be effectively reduced the grid leakage current of transistor in class B push-pull power amplifier, the work(of class B push-pull power amplifier is reduced Consumption.
The content of the invention
Technical problem:It is an object of the invention to provide gallium nitride base low-leakage current cantilever switch class B push-pull power amplification Device, can be effectively reduced grid leakage current, be had while B power amplifier output end LC loops are in parallel The cross-linked cantilever switch MESFET of negative resistance charactertistic can compensate for the dead resistance of inductance in LC loops to pipe, so that Improve the quality factor in the class B push-pull power amplifier output end LC loops of the present invention.
Technical scheme:A kind of gallium nitride base low-leakage current cantilever switch MESFET class B push-pull power amplifications of the present invention Device by the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET and Cantilever switch p-type MESFET, constant-current source, LC loops are constituted, the first cantilever switch N-type that the power amplifier is used MESFET, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET are based on GaN substrate, its input lead Be using gold making, source electrode and drain electrode is formed Ohmic contact by metal and heavy doping N areas and is constituted, grid by titanium/platinum/billon with N-type active layer formation Schottky contacts are constituted, and cantilever switch is left floating above cantilever switch N-type MESFET grid, AC signal is carried on cantilever switch, and the cantilever switch is made by titanium/gold/titanium, and cantilever switch Liang Gemao areas make On semi-insulating GaN substrate, there is pull-down electrode between cantilever switch and substrate, pull-down electrode is covered by silicon nitride material Lid, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET pull-down electrode ground connection, the first cantilever beam is opened The drain electrode that the pull-down electrode for closing N-type MESFET meets power supply-V2, the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET by high frequency choke coil is led to Cross lead and high frequency choke coil is connected on power supply+V1;The cantilever switch p-type MESFET that the power amplifier is used is based on GaN Substrate, its input lead is that, using gold making, source electrode and drain electrode are formed Ohmic contact and constituted by metal and heavy doping P areas, grid Schottky contacts are formed by Titanium/platinum/billon and p-type active layer to constitute, in cantilever switch p-type MESFET (2) grid Cantilever switch is left floating above pole, AC signal is carried on cantilever switch, the cantilever switch is made by titanium/gold/titanium, Cantilever switch Liang Gemao areas are produced on semi-insulating GaN substrate, there is pull-down electrode between cantilever switch and substrate, under Pulling electrode is covered by silicon nitride material, and cantilever switch p-type MESFET pull-down electrode meets power supply+V2 by high frequency choke coil, Cantilever switch p-type MESFET drain electrode is connect on power supply-V1 by lead and high frequency choke coil, the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET and cantilever switch p-type MESFE cantilever switch are connected together by anchor area, lead is used as the class B push-pull formula work( The input vi of rate amplifier, the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET source electrode and cantilever switch p-type MESFET source electrode connect Together as output end vo, output end passes through a partiting dc capacitor and LC loops and cross-linked second cantilever switch N-type MESFET and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET is connected, and the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET drain electrode passes through lead It is connected to together and is connected by high frequency choke coil with power supply+V3 with the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET cantilever switch, the Three cantilever switch N-type MESFET drain electrode is connected to by the cantilever switch of lead and the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET It is connected together and by high frequency choke coil with power supply+V3, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET formation cross coupling structures, the second cantilever switch NMESFET source electrode and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET's Source electrode connects together and is connected with constant-current source, the other end ground connection of constant-current source, and LC loops are connected on the second cantilever switch N-type Between MESFET and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET drain electrode, cantilever switch N-type MESFET cantilever switch is width Beam, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET cantilever switch are narrow beam.
Cantilever switch MESFET is based on GaN substrate, designs the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET and cantilever switch P The absolute value of type MESFET threshold V T is equal and │ VT │<│ VA │, while designing the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET Absolute value with cantilever switch p-type MESFET cantilever beam actuation voltage is Vpullin, │ VA-V2 │<Vpullin<│VA+V2 │, wherein, VA is vi amplitude, because cantilever switch N-type MESFET actuation voltage is than the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET is big, and the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET of design cantilever switch is width Beam, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET cantilever switch are narrow beam, the Class B When push-pull amplifier works, AC signal is loaded into the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET and cantilever beam by anchor area Between the cantilever switch for switching p-type MESFET, when input signal is in positive half period, the first cantilever switch N-type Voltage is │ VA+V2 │ between MESFET cantilever beam and its pull-down electrode plate, outstanding more than the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET Arm beam actuation voltage is Vpullin, therefore, and the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET cantilever beam drop-down is opened with the first cantilever beam The grid for closing N-type MESFET is adjacent to, and the voltage VA being now carried on grid is more than threshold V T, the first cantilever beam N-type MESFET is turned on, and voltage is │ VA-V2 │ between cantilever switch p-type MESFET cantilever beam and its pull-down electrode plate, is less than Cantilever beam actuation voltage is Vpullin, therefore cantilever switch p-type MESFET cantilever switch is suspended in grid top, Therefore cantilever switch p-type MESFET shut-offs, when input signal is in negative half-cycle, situation is then on the contrary, thus make the Class B The first cantilever switch N-type MESFET and cantilever switch p-type MESFET in push-pull amplifier is with input signal Change is in alternate conduction and shut-off, the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET and cantilever switch p-type MESFET shut-off meaning Its cantilever switch and be in suspended state, without grid leakage current;B power amplifier output termination LC loops and friendship The the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET of coupling are pitched, wherein, the second cantilever switch N Type MESFET and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET threshold V T are equal, and the cantilever beam actuation voltage with it Vpullin is equal;When the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET cantilever switch with Voltage between pull-down electrode plate is more than the absolute value of threshold V T, and cantilever switch is pulled down on grid, cantilever switch With grid short circuit, while the voltage between grid and source electrode is also greater than threshold V T, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET and Three cantilever switch N-type MESFET are turned on;As the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET Cantilever switch and pull-down electrode plate between voltage be less than threshold V T, cantilever switch is suspended in above grid, In cut-off, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET are in steady operation, two Second cantilever switch N-type MESFET and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET alternate conductions and shut-off, when the second cantilever beam is opened When closing N-type MESFET and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET shut-offs, cantilever beam is in suspended state, also just without grid leakage Electric current, so that the power consumption of circuit is reduced, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET Negative resistance can be provided and give LC loops, so that the dead resistance of inductance in LC loops is compensated, so that it is defeated to improve the class B push-pull power amplifier Go out to hold the quality factor in LC loops, and the MESFET of GaN base has high electron mobility, disclosure satisfy that circuit under radiofrequency signal The need for normal work.
Beneficial effect:The GaN base low-leakage current cantilever switch MESFET class B push-pull power amplifiers of the present invention are in work When making, AC signal is loaded into the outstanding of the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET and cantilever switch p-type MESFET by anchor area Between arm beam switch, when input signal is in positive half period, the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET cantilever beam is pulled down with it Voltage is │ VA+V2 │ between battery lead plate, is Vpullin more than cantilever beam actuation voltage, so the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET cantilever beam drop-down and the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET grid are adjacent to, and are now carried in the voltage on grid VA is more than threshold V T, and the first cantilever beam N-type MESFET is turned on, and under cantilever switch p-type MESFET cantilever beam and its Voltage is │ VA-V2 │ between pulling electrode plate, is Vpullin less than cantilever beam actuation voltage, so cantilever switch p-type MESFET Cantilever switch be suspended in above grid, therefore cantilever switch p-type MESFET is turned off, when input signal is in negative half-cycle When situation then on the contrary, thus making the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET and the cantilever beam in the class B push-pull power amplifier P-type MESFET is switched as the change of input signal is in alternate conduction and shut-off, the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET and outstanding Arm beam switch p-type MESFET shut-off means that its cantilever switch is in suspended state, then also just without grid leakage current, So as to reduce the power consumption of circuit.Output end LC loops are in parallel to have a cross-linked cantilever switch N-type of negative resistance charactertistic MESFET is to pipe, two cantilever beam grid N-type MESFET alternatings when the cross-linked cantilever switch N-type MESFET works pipe Conducting and shut-off, when cantilever beam grid N-type MESFET is turned off, when cantilever switch is in suspended state, greatly reduce grid leakage Electric current, so as to reduce the power consumption of circuit, while the cross-linked cantilever switch N-type MESFET pipe can be provided negative resistance to LC loops, so that the dead resistance of inductance in LC loops is compensate for, so as to improve the class B push-pull power amplifier output end The quality factor in LC loops.And the MESFET of GaN base has high electron mobility, it disclosure satisfy that circuit is normal under radiofrequency signal Requirements of one's work.
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Fig. 1 is the top view of GaN base low-leakage current cantilever switch MESFET class B push-pull power amplifiers of the present invention.
Fig. 2 for Fig. 1 GaN base low-leakage current cantilever switch MESFET class B push-pull power amplifiers P-P ' to section Figure.
Fig. 3 for Fig. 1 GaN base low-leakage current cantilever switch MESFET class B push-pull power amplifiers A-A ' to section Figure.
Fig. 4 for Fig. 1 GaN base low-leakage current cantilever switch MESFET class B push-pull power amplifiers B-B ' to section Figure.
Fig. 5 is GaN base low-leakage current cantilever switch MESFET class B push-pull power amplifiers schematic diagram and remarks form.
Figure includes:First cantilever switch N-type MESFET 1, cantilever beam p-type MESFET2, semi-insulating GaN substrate 3 is defeated Enter lead 4, grid 5, cantilever switch 6, anchor area 7, battery lead plate 8, silicon nitride layer 9, N-type MESFET drain electrode 12, N-type active layer 11, N-type MESFET source electrode 10, through hole 13, lead 14, p-type active layer 15, p-type MESFET source electrode 16, p-type MESFET's Drain electrode 17, constant-current source 18, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20.
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The GaN base cantilever switch MESFET high quality factors class B push-pull power amplifier of the present invention is by the first cantilever beam Switch N-type MESFET1, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET19, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET20, cantilever switch P-type MESFET2 and LC loops are constituted.The first cantilever switch N-type MESFET1, the second cantilever beam that the power amplifier is used Switch N-type MESFET19, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET20 and be based on GaN substrate, its input lead 4 is made using gold, Source electrode 10 and drain electrode 12 are formed Ohmic contact and constituted by metal and heavy doping N areas, and grid 5 is formed by metal and N-type active layer 11 Schottky contacts are constituted, and cantilever switch 6, AC signal loading are left floating in the cantilever switch N-type MESFET top of grid 5 On cantilever switch 6, the cantilever switch 6 is made by titanium/gold/titanium, and the Liang Gemao areas 7 of cantilever switch 6 are produced on semi-insulating In GaN substrate 3, there is pull-down electrode 8 between cantilever switch 6 and substrate, pull-down electrode 8 is covered by silicon nitride material 9, hang Arm beam switch N-type MESFET1 pull-down electrode meets power supply-V2, cantilever switch N-type MESFET19 and 20 by high frequency choke coil Pull-down electrode 8 be grounded, cantilever switch N-type MESFET drain electrode 12 is connected to power supply+V1 by lead 14 and high frequency choke coil On.The cantilever switch p-type MESFET (2) that the power amplifier is used is based on GaN substrate, and its input lead 4 is to utilize gold conjunction Gold is made, and source electrode 17 and drain electrode 16 are formed Ohmic contact and constituted by metal and heavy doping P areas, and grid 5 is by metal and p-type active layer 15, which form Schottky contacts, is constituted, and be left floating cantilever switch 6 in cantilever switch p-type MESFET (2) top of grid 5, is handed over Signal loading is flowed on cantilever switch 6, and the cantilever switch 6 is made by titanium/gold/titanium, and the Liang Gemao areas 7 of cantilever switch 6 make Make on semi-insulating GaN substrate 3, there is pull-down electrode 8 between cantilever switch 6 and substrate, pull-down electrode 8 is by silicon nitride material Material 9 is covered, and cantilever switch p-type MESFET2 pull-down electrode 8 meets power supply+V2, cantilever switch p-type by high frequency choke coil MESFET drain electrode 16 is connect on power supply-V1 by lead 14 and high frequency choke coil, cantilever switch N-type MESFET source electrode and outstanding Arm beam switch p-type MESFET source electrode is connected together as output end, output termination LC loops and cross-linked second cantilever Beam switch N-type MESFET 19, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20.Second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19, the 3rd Cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 pull-down electrode 8 is grounded, and the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19 drain electrode 12 passes through Lead 14 and cantilever switch N-type MESFET20 cantilever switch 6 are connected to together and by high frequency choke coil and power supply+V3 phases Even, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET20 drain electrode 12 passes through the outstanding of the cantilever switch N-type MESFET19 of lead 14 and second Arm beam switch 6 is connected to together and is connected by high frequency choke coil with power supply+V3, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19, the Three cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 formation cross coupling structures, LC loops are connected on the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19, between the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 drain electrode 12, the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1), the second cantilever Beam switch N-type MESFET 19, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 is differed only under their cantilever switch 6 Pull-up voltage is different, and the actuation voltage of cantilever switch 6 is designed as greatly wide beam, the actuation voltage of cantilever switch 6 is small be designed as it is narrow Beam.
Design the absolute value phase of cantilever switch N-type MESFET1 and cantilever switch p-type MESFET2 threshold V T Deng and │ VT │<│ VA │, while designing the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET1 and cantilever switch p-type MESFET2 cantilever The absolute value of beam actuation voltage is Vpullin, │ VA-V2 │<Vpullin<│ VA+V2 │, VA are Vi amplitudes.The class B push-pull work( When rate amplifier works, AC signal is loaded into the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET1 and cantilever switch P by anchor area Between type MESFET2 cantilever switch, when input signal is in positive half period, the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET1's Voltage is │ VA+V2 │ between cantilever beam and its pull-down electrode plate, is Vpullin more than cantilever beam actuation voltage, so first is outstanding Arm beam switch N-type MESFET1 the first cantilever beam drop-down and cantilever switch N-type MESFET1 grid are adjacent to, and are now carried in Voltage VA on grid is more than threshold V T, and the first cantilever beam N-type MESFET1 is turned on, and cantilever switch p-type MESFET2 Cantilever beam and its pull-down electrode plate between voltage be │ VA-V2 │, less than cantilever beam actuation voltage be Vpullin, so cantilever Beam switch p-type MESFET2 cantilever beam suspends, and has layer of air layer, therefore cantilever switch p-type between cantilever beam and grid MESFET2 is turned off, and when input signal is in negative half-cycle, situation is then on the contrary, thus make in the class B push-pull power amplifier The first cantilever switch N-type MESFET1 and cantilever switch p-type MESFET2 with input signal change be in alternately lead Logical and shut-off, the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET1 and cantilever switch p-type MESFET2 shut-off means that its cantilever beam is opened Close and be in suspended state, then also just without grid leakage current, so as to reduce the power consumption of circuit.
B power amplifier output termination LC loops and cross-linked cantilever switch N-type MESFET are handed over pipe The cantilever switch N-type MESFET coupled is pitched to pipe by the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 is constituted, and designs the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 threshold value Voltage is equal, while designing the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 threshold value Voltage is equal with its cantilever beam actuation voltage, as the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type Voltage between MESFET 20 cantilever beam and pull-down electrode plate is more than the absolute value of threshold voltage, so cantilever beam is pulled down to On grid, cantilever beam and grid short circuit, while the voltage between grid and source electrode is also greater than threshold voltage, so the second cantilever beam is opened N-type MESFET 19 is closed, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 is turned on, as the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19, the Voltage between three cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 cantilever beam and pull-down electrode plate is less than threshold voltage, and cantilever beam is outstanding Float over above grid, in cut-off, the cross-linked cantilever switch N-type MESFET is to pipe in steady operation, and second hangs Arm beam switch N-type MESFET 19, the alternate conductions of the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 and shut-off, when cantilever switch N-type MESFET is turned off, and cantilever beam is in suspended state, then also just without grid leakage current, so as to reduce the power consumption of circuit.The friendship The second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19 of coupling is pitched, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 can provide negative resistance to LC Loop, so that the dead resistance of inductance in LC loops is compensated, so as to improve the class B push-pull power amplifier output end LC loops of the present invention Quality factor.And the MESFET of GaN base has high electron mobility, circuit normal work under radiofrequency signal disclosure satisfy that Need.
The preparation method bag of GaN base low-leakage current cantilever switch MESFET high quality factor class B push-pull power amplifiers Include following steps:
1) semi-insulating GaN substrate is prepared;
2) deposit silicon nitride, one layer of silicon nitride is grown with plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition technique (PECVD), Then photoetching and etch silicon nitride, remove the silicon nitride of N-type MESFET active areas;
3) N-type MESFET active areas ion implanting:Inject after phosphorus, anneal in a nitrogen environment;After the completion of annealing, in high temperature Lower carry out N+Dopant redistribution, forms the N-type active layer of N-type MESFET active areas;
4) silicon nitride layer is removed:Silicon nitride is all removed using dry etching technology;
5) photoetching grid region, removes the photoresist in grid region;
6) electron beam evaporation titanium/platinum/gold;
7) titanium/platinum/gold on photoresist and photoresist is removed;
8) heat, make titanium/platinum/billon and N-type GaN active layers formation Schottky contacts;
9) photoresist is coated, photoetching simultaneously etches N-type MESFET source electrodes and the photoresist of drain region;
10) heavily doped N-type impurity is injected, the N-type heavily doped region formed in N-type MESFET source electrodes and drain region, injection Short annealing processing is carried out afterwards;
11) photoetching source electrode and drain electrode, remove lead, source electrode and the photoresist of drain electrode;
12) it is evaporated in vacuo gold germanium ni au;
13) the gold germanium ni au on photoresist and photoresist is removed;
14) alloying formation Ohmic contact, forms lead, source electrode and drain electrode;
15) photoresist is coated, the photoresist of the anchor zone position of input lead, battery lead plate and cantilever beam is removed;
16) evaporation first layer gold, its thickness is about 0.3 μm;
17) gold on photoresist and photoresist is removed, the anchor area of input lead, battery lead plate and cantilever beam is preliminarily formed;
18) deposit silicon nitride:Grown with plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition technique (PECVD)Thick Silicon nitride medium layer;
19) photoetching and etch nitride silicon dielectric layer, are retained in the silicon nitride on battery lead plate;
20) deposit and photoetching polyimide sacrificial layer:The polyimides sacrifice of 1.6 μ m-thicks is coated in gallium arsenide substrate Layer, it is desirable to fill up pit;Photoetching polyimide sacrificial layer, only retains the sacrifice layer below cantilever beam;
21) titanium/gold/titanium is evaporated, its thickness is 500/1500/:Evaporate the down payment for plating;
22) photoetching:The photoresist in place will be electroplated by removing;
23) gold is electroplated, its thickness is 2 μm;
24) photoresist is removed:The photoresist in place need not be electroplated by removing;
25) titanium/gold/titanium is anti-carved, corrodes down payment, cantilever beam is formed;
26) polyimide sacrificial layer is discharged:Developer solution soaks, and removes the polyimide sacrificial layer under cantilever beam, deionization Water soaks slightly, absolute ethyl alcohol dehydration, volatilizees, dries under normal temperature.
Difference with the prior art of the present invention is:
GaN base low-leakage current cantilever switch MESFET class B push-pull power amplifiers are pushed away with traditional Class B in the present invention The maximum difference of power amplifier is drawn to be to be designed with cantilever beam structure above cantilever switch MESFET used grid, Schottky contacts are formd between MESFET grid and substrate, depletion layer are formed in square substrate under the gate.Design first The absolute value of cantilever switch N-type MESFET1 and cantilever switch p-type MESFET2 threshold V T is equal and │ VT │<│ VA │, while design the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET1 and cantilever switch p-type MESFET2 cantilever beam actuation voltage Absolute value is Vpullin, │ VA-V2 │<Vpullin<│ VA+V2 │, VA are Vi amplitudes.The class B push-pull power amplifier works When, AC signal is loaded into the outstanding of the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET1 and cantilever switch p-type MESFET2 by anchor area Between arm beam switch, when input signal is in positive half period, under the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET1 cantilever beam and its Voltage is │ VA+V2 │ between pulling electrode plate, is Vpullin more than cantilever beam actuation voltage, so the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET1 cantilever beam drop-down and the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET1 grid are adjacent to, and are now carried in the electricity on grid Press VA be more than threshold V T, the first cantilever beam N-type MESFET1 conducting, and cantilever switch p-type MESFET2 cantilever beam with Voltage is │ VA-V2 │ between its pull-down electrode plate, is Vpullin less than cantilever beam actuation voltage, so cantilever switch p-type MESFET2 cantilever beam is suspended in above grid, therefore cantilever switch p-type MESFET2 is turned off, when input signal is in negative half Situation is then on the contrary, thus make the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET1 in the class B push-pull power amplifier and outstanding during the cycle Arm beam switchs p-type MESFET2 and is in alternate conduction and shut-off, the first cantilever switch N-type with the change of input signal MESFET1 and cantilever switch p-type MESFET2 shut-off mean that its cantilever switch is in and are suspended in above grid, then Also just without grid leakage current, so as to reduce the power consumption of circuit.B power amplifier output termination LC loops and intersection The cantilever switch N-type MESFET of coupling is to pipe, and cross-linked cantilever switch N-type MESFET is opened by the second cantilever beam pipe N-type MESFET 19 is closed, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 is constituted, designs the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19, 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 threshold voltage is equal, while the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19 is designed, 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 threshold voltage is equal with its cantilever beam actuation voltage, when the second cantilever switch Voltage between N-type MESFET 19, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 cantilever beam and pull-down electrode plate is more than threshold value electricity The absolute value of pressure, so cantilever beam is pulled down on grid, cantilever beam and grid short circuit, while the voltage between grid and source electrode More than threshold voltage, so the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 are turned on, when Outstanding second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 cantilever beam and pull-down electrode plate it Between voltage be less than threshold voltage, cantilever beam is suspended in above grid, in cut-off, the cross-linked cantilever switch N Type MESFET to pipe in steady operation, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19, the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET 20 alternate conductions and shut-off, when cantilever switch N-type MESFET shut-offs, cantilever beam is in suspended state, then also just without grid Pole leakage current, so as to reduce the power consumption of circuit.The cross-linked second cantilever switch N-type MESFET 19, the 3rd cantilever Beam switch N-type MESFET 20 can provide negative resistance and give LC loops, so that the dead resistance of inductance in LC loops is compensated, so as to carry The quality factor in the class B push-pull power amplifier output end LC loops of the high present invention.And the MESFET of GaN base has high electron mobility Rate, disclosure satisfy that under radiofrequency signal the need for circuit normal work.
The structure for meeting conditions above is considered as the GaN base low-leakage current cantilever switch MESFET class B push-pulls of the present invention Power amplifier.

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1. a kind of gallium nitride base low-leakage current cantilever switch class B push-pull power amplifier, it is characterised in that the power amplifier By the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1), the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET (19), the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET (20) and cantilever switch p-type MESFET (2), constant-current source (18), LC loops are constituted, the power amplifier use the One cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1), the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET (19) and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET (20) GaN substrate is based on, its input lead (4) is that source electrode (10) and drain electrode (12) are by metal and heavy doping N areas using gold making Form Ohmic contact to constitute, grid (5) is formed Schottky contacts and constituted by titanium-platinum-gold alloy and N-type active layer (11), outstanding Cantilever switch (6) is left floating above arm beam switch N-type MESFET grid (5), AC signal is carried in cantilever switch (6) On, the cantilever switch (6) is made by titanium-gold-titanium, and cantilever switch (6) Liang Gemao areas (7) are produced on semi-insulating GaN substrate (3) on, there is pull-down electrode (8) between substrate in cantilever switch (6), pull-down electrode (8) is covered by silicon nitride material (9) Lid, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET (19), the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET (20) pull-down electrode (8) ground connection, First cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1) pull-down electrode meets power supply-V2, the first cantilever switch N-type by high frequency choke coil MESFET (1) drain electrode (12) is connected on power supply+V1 by lead (14) and high frequency choke coil;It is outstanding that the power amplifier is used Arm beam switch p-type MESFET (2) is based on GaN substrate, and its input lead (4) is to utilize gold making, source electrode (17) and drain electrode (16) Formed Ohmic contact by metal and heavy doping P areas and constituted, grid (5) is by Titanium-platinum-gold alloy and p-type active layer (15) shape Constituted into Schottky contacts, cantilever switch (6) is left floating above cantilever switch p-type MESFET (2) grid (5), handed over Signal loading is flowed on cantilever switch (6), and the cantilever switch (6) is made by titanium-gold-titanium, (6) two anchors of cantilever switch Area (7) is produced on semi-insulating GaN substrate (3), there is pull-down electrode (8), drop-down electricity between substrate in cantilever switch (6) Pole (8) is covered by silicon nitride material (9), and cantilever switch p-type MESFET (2) pull-down electrode (8) is connect by high frequency choke coil Power supply+V2, cantilever switch p-type MESFET drain electrode (16) are connect on power supply-V1 by lead (14) and high frequency choke coil, and first Cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1) and cantilever switch p-type MESFET (2) cantilever switch (6) passes through anchor area (7), lead (4) the input vi connected together as the class B push-pull power amplifier, the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1) source Pole (10) and cantilever switch p-type MESFET (2) source electrode (17) are connected together as output end vo, output end by one every DC capacitor and LC loops and cross-linked second cantilever switch N-type MESFET (19) and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET (20) is connected, and the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET (19) drain electrode (12) passes through lead (14) and the 3rd cantilever beam Switch N-type MESFET (20) cantilever switch (6) is connected to together and is connected by high frequency choke coil with power supply+V3, and the 3rd hangs Arm beam switch N-type MESFET (20) drain electrode (12) is hanged by lead (14) and the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET's (19) Arm beam switch (6) is connected to together and is connected by high frequency choke coil with power supply+V3, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET (19) With the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET (20) formation cross coupling structures, the second cantilever switch NMESFET (19) source electrode (10) connect together and be connected with constant-current source (18) with the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET (20) source electrode (10), constant-current source (18) other end ground connection, LC loops are connected on the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET (19) drain electrode (12) and the 3rd cantilever beam Between the drain electrode (12) for switching N-type MESFET (20), the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1) cantilever switch (6) is width Beam, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET (19) and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET (20) cantilever switch (6) is Narrow beam.
2. gallium nitride base low-leakage current cantilever switch class B push-pull power amplifier according to claim 1, its feature Be, design the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1) and cantilever switch p-type MESFET (2) threshold V T it is absolute It is worth equal and │ VT │<│ VA │, while designing the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1) and cantilever switch p-type MESFET (2) absolute value of cantilever beam actuation voltage is Vpullin, │ VA-V2 │<Vpullin<│ VA+V2 │, wherein, VA is vi width Value, because cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1) actuation voltage is more outstanding than the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET (19) and the 3rd AC signal greatly, when the class B push-pull power amplifier works, is loaded into the by arm beam switch N-type MESFET (20) by anchor area Between one cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1) and cantilever switch p-type MESFET (2) cantilever switch, at input signal When positive half period, voltage is │ VA+V2 between the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1) cantilever beam and its pull-down electrode plate │, the cantilever beam actuation voltage more than the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1) is Vpullin, therefore, the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1) cantilever beam drop-down and the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1) grid are adjacent to, and are now carried in grid On voltage VA be more than threshold V T, the first cantilever beam N-type MESFET (1) conductings, and cantilever switch p-type MESFET (2) Cantilever beam and its pull-down electrode plate between voltage be │ VA-V2 │, be Vpullin, therefore cantilever less than cantilever beam actuation voltage Beam switch p-type MESFET (2) cantilever switch is suspended in above grid, therefore cantilever switch p-type MESFET (2) is closed Disconnected, when input signal is in negative half-cycle, situation is then on the contrary, thus make first in the class B push-pull power amplifier to hang Arm beam switch N-type MESFET (1) and cantilever switch p-type MESFET (2) with input signal change be in alternate conduction and Shut-off, the first cantilever switch N-type MESFET (1) and cantilever switch p-type MESFET (2) shut-off means that its cantilever beam is opened Close and be in suspended state, without grid leakage current;Class B push-pull power amplifier output terminates LC loops and cross-linked Second cantilever switch N-type MESFET (19) and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET (20), wherein, the second cantilever switch N Type MESFET (19) and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET (20) threshold V T are equal, and are pulled down with its cantilever beam Voltage Vpullin is equal;When the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET's (19) and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET (20) Voltage between cantilever switch (6) and pull-down electrode plate (8) is more than the absolute value of threshold V T, and cantilever switch (6) is by under Move on grid (5), cantilever switch (6) and grid (5) short circuit, at the same the voltage between grid (6) and source electrode (10) also greater than Threshold V T, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET (19) and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET (20) conductings;When Two cantilever switch N-type MESFET (19) and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET (20) cantilever switch (6) and drop-down electricity Voltage between pole plate (8) is less than threshold V T, and cantilever switch (6) is suspended in above grid (5), in cut-off, should Second cantilever switch N-type MESFET (19) and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET (20) are in steady operation, two second Cantilever switch N-type MESFET (19) and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET (20) alternate conductions and shut-off, when the second cantilever During beam switch N-type MESFET (19) and the 3rd cantilever switch N-type MESFET (20) shut-offs, cantilever beam is in suspended state, Just without grid leakage current, so that the power consumption of circuit is reduced, the second cantilever switch N-type MESFET (19) and the 3rd cantilever Beam switch N-type MESFET (20) can provide negative resistance and give LC loops, so that the dead resistance of inductance in LC loops is compensated, so as to carry The quality factor in height class B push-pull power amplifier output end LC loops, and the MESFET of GaN base has high electron mobility, can Meet under radiofrequency signal the need for circuit normal work.
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