New pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistors (pHEMT's) with extremely
high device linearity having an n+/p+/n camel-gate heterostructure
and -doped sheet structure is disclosed. For the example of InGaP/InGaAs/GaAs
-doped pHEMT's with an n+-GaAs/p+-InGaP/n-InGaP camel-gate
structure, due to the p-n depletion from p+-InGaP gate to channel region
and the presence of large conduction band discontinuity (Ec) at InGaP/InGaAs
heterostructure, the turn-on voltage of gate is larger than 1.7 V. Attributed to
the applied gate voltage partly lying on the camel gate and influence of the carrier
modulation, the change of total depletion thickness under gate bias is relatively
small, and high drain current and linear transconductance can be achieved, simultaneously.
The excellent device performances provide a promise for linear and large signal
amplifiers and high-frequency circuit applications.