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Time-dependent gate breakdown reliability and gate leakage improvements in p-GaN MOS-HEMTs using Al2O3 gate dielectric Cover

Time-dependent gate breakdown reliability and gate leakage improvements in p-GaN MOS-HEMTs using Al2O3 gate dielectric

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2025-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
Language: English
Page range: 143 - 152
Submitted on: Jun 11, 2025
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Accepted on: Aug 4, 2025
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Published on: Jun 30, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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