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In-Chip Microfluidic Cooling Integrated on GaN Power IC Reaching High Power Density of 78 kW/l

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela, Hongkeng Zhu

The lateral structure of gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors enables monolithic integration of logic and power devices, which offers promise to miniaturize bulky converters into a compact package. However, the concentrated heat that arises from this dense ...

2024

Enhancement-mode Multi-channel AlGaN/GaN Transistors with LiNiO Junction Tri-Gate

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Taifang Wang, Luca Nela

Multi-channel GaN power device, consisting of stacking multiple two-dimensional-electron-gas (2DEG) channels, has been demonstrated to achieve unprecedented on-state performance while maintaining high breakdown voltage (VBR). However, the large carrier den ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2022

A perspective on multi-channel technology for the next-generation of GaN power devices

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Luca Nela

The outstanding properties of Gallium Nitride (GaN) have enabled considerable improvements in the performance of power devices compared to traditional silicon technology, resulting in more efficient and highly compact power converters. GaN power technology ...

AIP Publishing2022

New Technologies to Enhance the Figures-of-Merit of GaN Power Devices

Luca Nela

Gallium Nitride (GaN) has enabled groundbreaking developments in the field of optoelectronics and radio frequency communication. More recently, GaN devices for power conversion applications have demonstrated excellent potential. Thanks to Gallium Nitride w ...

EPFL2022

Intrinsic Polarization Super Junctions: Design of Single and Multichannel GaN Structures

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Catherine Erine, Luca Nela, Amirmohammad Miran Zadeh

Super junctions (SJs) have enabled unprecedented performance in Silicon power devices, which could be further improved by applying this concept to wide bandgap semiconductors like gallium nitride (GaN). Currently, polarization super junctions (PSJs) are th ...

2022

Performance of GaN Power Devices for Cryogenic Applications Down to 4.2 K

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera, Catherine Erine, Luca Nela

Gallium nitride (GaN) power devices are employed in an increasing number of applications thanks to their excellent performance. Nevertheless, their potential for cryogenic applications, such as space, aviation, and superconducting systems, has not yet been ...

2021

Multi-channel nanowire devices for efficient power conversion

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Vasiliki Tileli, Taifang Wang, Tzu-Hsien Shen, Catherine Erine, Luca Nela

Nanowire-based devices can potentially be of use in a variety of electronic applications, from ultrascaled digital circuits to 5G communication networks. However, the devices are typically restricted to low-power applications due to the relatively low elec ...

2021

LiNiO Gate Dielectric with Tri-Gate Structure for High Performance E-mode GaN transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Taifang Wang, Mohammad Samizadeh Nikooytabalvandani, Luca Nela

In this work, a Tri-Gate AlGaN/GaN metal-oxide-semiconductor high electron mobility transistor (MOSHEMT) with lithium nickel oxide (LiNiO) gate dielectric is demonstrated for enhancement-mode (e-mode) operation. The high-quality of pulse-laser-deposited (P ...

IEEE2021

P-GaN Tri-Gate MOS Structure for Normally-Off GaN Power Transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Minghua Zhu, Pirouz Sohi, Catherine Erine, Mohammad Samizadeh Nikooytabalvandani, Luca Nela

In this letter, we present a new concept for normally-off AlGaN/GaN-on-Si MOS-HEMTs based on the combination of p-GaN, tri-gate and MOS structures to achieve high threshold voltage (V-TH) and low on-resistance (R-ON). The p-GaN is used to engineer the band ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2021

High-Performance Enhancement-Mode AlGaN/GaN Multi-Channel Power Transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Catherine Erine, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela, Halil Kerim Yildirim

AlGaN/GaN devices have shown outstanding potential for power conversion applications. However, despite the recent progress, their performance is still far from what the material can offer in terms of on-resistance and breakdown voltage. To address this cha ...

IEEE2021

p-GaN field plate for low leakage current in lateral GaN Schottky barrier diodes

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Catherine Erine, Luca Nela

High-voltage gallium nitride Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) suffer from large off-state leakage current, which further degrades during operation at high temperatures and limits the device blocking capabilities. The key to achieving low off-state leakage is ...

AIP American Institute of Physics2021

p-NiO Junction Termination Extensions for High Voltage Vertical GaN Devices

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Riyaz Mohammed Abdul Khadar, Pirouz Sohi, Reza Soleiman Zadeh Ardebili, Taifang Wang, Catherine Erine, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela, Alessandro Floriduz

In this paper, we illustrate the use of RF-sputtered p-NiO to fabricate Junction Termination Extensions (JTEs) for high-performance vertical GaN-on-Si Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs). The GaN epitaxial structures were grown on 6-inch Si wafers by MOCVD. The ...

IEEE2021

GaN-based power devices: Physics, reliability, and perspectives

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Riyaz Mohammed Abdul Khadar, Luca Nela

Over the last decade, gallium nitride (GaN) has emerged as an excellent material for the fabrication of power devices. Among the semiconductors for which power devices are already available in the market, GaN has the widest energy gap, the largest critical ...

AIP Publishing2021

Figures-of-Merit of Lateral GaN Power Devices: modeling and comparison of HEMTs and PSJs

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Catherine Erine, Luca Nela, Maria Vittoria Oropallo

In this work, we propose a simple and yet accurate physical model to describe the figures-of-merit (FOMs) of lateral GaN power devices. While the performance limit of vertical devices is well understood, the FOMs of lateral devices are not properly describ ...

2021

Embedded Microchannel Cooling for Monolithically-integrated GaN Half-bridge ICs

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela

Efficient and compact power conversion is a key requirement to achieve sustainable electrification of our society. GaN-based power devices offer major benefits compared to their silicon counterparts in terms of efficiency and integration but suffer from se ...

IEEE2021

Impact of Embedded Liquid Cooling on the Electrical Characteristics of GaN-on-Si Power Transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Armin Jafari, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera, Catherine Erine, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela

Wide-Band-Gap semiconductors have enabled considerable miniaturization of power devices, which requires, however, new thermal management solutions to handle the resulting high heat fluxes. Recently, embedded liquid cooling in GaN-on-Si devices was demonstr ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2021

Output-Capacitance Hysteresis Losses of Field-Effect Transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Armin Jafari, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera, Georgios Kampitsis, Luca Nela

Resonant-type power converters are supposed to generate zero switching losses during soft-switching operation. In recent research, unexpected switching losses were reported in these converters, which were attributed to a large-signal hysteresis observed in ...

IEEE2020

Ultra-compact, high-frequency power integrated circuits based on GaN-on-Si Schottky Barrier Diodes

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela

GaN transistors are being employed in an increasing number of applications thanks to their excellent performance and competitive price. Yet, GaN diodes are not commercially available and little is known about their performance and potential impact on power ...

2020

Co-designing electronics with microfluidics for more sustainable cooling

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Reza Soleiman Zadeh Ardebili, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela

2020

High-Frequency GaN-on-Si power integrated circuits based on Tri-Anode SBDs

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela, Halil Kerim Yildirim

In this work, we report on the switching performance of AlGaN/GaN lateral Tri-Anode SBDs. The Tri-Anode architecture leads to a more than 50% reduction in the device charge with respect to conventional planar structure, confirmed both by capacitive and rev ...

IEEE2020