Scaled-Footprint Ultra-Low Power Cryogenic InGaAs/InP HEMTs with Record-High Combination of Low-Noise and High-Frequency Performance

In this work we demonstrate cryogenic InGaAs/InP HEMTs with highly scaled gate footprints, down to 380 × 40 nm² for a single gate finger, and investigate the impact of footprint scaling on device performance. The 80% In channel devices show f=622 GHz and f=733 GHz together with a noise indication factor √I/g=0.17 √V·mm/S at 4 K, which is a record-high combination of high-frequency and low-noise performance. The performance is enabled by heterostructure engineering, resulting in ultra-low R=250 Ω·μ m together with a minimum subthreshold swing SS < 10 mV/decade. These results show that cryogenic III-V HEMT technology can provide excellent performance at scaled footprints for readout in future high-density quantum systems.