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Investigation of RF and DC Performance of E-Mode In0.80Ga0.20As/InAs/In0.80Ga0.20as Channel based DG-HEMTs for Future Submillimetre Wave and THz Applications

J. Ajayan1 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SNS College of Technology, Coimbatore, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2398-3690View further author information
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T. Ravichandran1 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SNS College of Technology, Coimbatore, IndiaView further author information
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P. Mohankumar2 Department of Mechatronics Engineering, SNS College of Technology, Coimbatore, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4107-8969View further author information
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P. Prajoon3 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Jyothi Engineering College, Thrissur, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0000-3255View further author information
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J. Charles Pravin4 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Virudhunagar, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9009-6274View further author information
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D. Nirmal5 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, DKarunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 366-376 | Published online: 09 Dec 2018

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