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Field effect transistor with active layer apart from guard-ring

US5084744A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 16, 1988
Grant dateJan 28, 1992
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Expiry dateMar 16, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/83

Abstract

In a field effect transistor (JFET) having a compound semiconducting substrate, a buffer layer having a guard-ring, an active layer, source regions, drain regions, and gate regions, the guard-ring is separated from the active layer whereby gate junction capacitance and gate leakage current are lowered without raising a gate resistance value. As a result, noise characteristics and high frequency characteristics can be improved.

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