TY - JOUR AU - Bakowski, M. AU - Lang, J. AU - Lim, J-K. AU - Hellén, J. AU - Nilsson, T.M.J. AU - Schodt, B. AU - Poder, R. AU - Belov, I. AU - Leisner, P. PY - 2018/07/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Reliability Study of GaN-on-SiC HEMT RF Power Amplifiers JF - Advances in Technology Innovation JA - Adv. technol. innov. VL - 3 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://ojs.imeti.org/index.php/AITI/article/view/1020 SP - 157-165 AB - <p class="Abstract">The RF power amplifier demonstrators containing each one GaN-on-SiC, HEMT, CHZ015A-QEG, from UMS in SMD quad-flat no-leads package (QFN) were subjected to thermal cycles (TC) and power cycles (PC) and evaluated electrically, thermally and structurally. Two types of solders, Sn63Pb36Ag2 and lead-free SnAgCu (SAC305), and two types of TIM materials, NanoTIM and Tgon<sup>TM</sup> 805, for PCB attachment to the liquid cold plate were tested for thermo-mechanical reliability. Changes in the electrical performance of the devices, namely the reduction of the current saturation value, threshold voltage shift, increase of the leakage current and degradation of the HF performance were observed as a result of an accumulated current stress during PC. No significant changes in the investigated solder or TIM materials were observed.</p> ER -