
In this paper, we developed dual-gate enhancement/enhancement-mode (E/E-mode) and enhancement/depletion-mode (E/D-mode) AlGaAs/InGaAs pHEMTs for high-voltage and high-power device applications. These dual-gate devices had a higher breakdown voltage (Vbr) and maximum oscillation frequency (fmax). This could be obtained because there were two depletion regions, and the total electrical field was shared between the two regions, leading to lower output conductance (go) and lower gate-to-drain capacitance (Cgd). The dual-gate device can be operated at a higher drain-to-source voltage (Vds), resulting in better linear gain and output power performance, as compared to a conventional single-gate E-mode GaAs pHEMT device. The maximum oscillation frequency obtained using the dual-gate E/E-mode device increased from 78 to 123 GHz. When operated at 2.4 GHz, the maximum RF output power of the single-gate E-mode and dual-gate E/D-mode devices increased from 636 to 810 mW/mm, respectively. We also produced a 2.4-GHz high-gain and high-power density two-stage power amplifier using dual-gate E/E and E/D-mode transistors. A linear gain of 40 dB and a maximum output power of 24 dBm were obtained.
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