High-Frequency Noise Characterization and Modeling of Graphene Field-Effect Transistors

Abstract

This article presents the small-signal and noise characterization of different technologies based on chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and silicon-carbide (SiC) graphene field-effect transistors (GFETs). The noise model, built on noise figure measurements under $50~\Omega $ using the F50 method, was verified by additional source-pull measurements, with special care for the GFET stability. The four noise parameters were then extracted by using the validated F50 model up to 18 GHz, and the correlations between noise and small-signal parameters were shown for two different configurations: top-gated and back-gated GFETs.