EXPERIMENTAL-STUDY OF ALGAAS/GAAS HBT DEVICE DESIGN FOR POWER APPLICATIONS

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HAFIZI, M [1 ]
STREIT, DC [1 ]
TRAN, LT [1 ]
KOBAYASHI, KW [1 ]
UMEMOTO, DK [1 ]
OKI, AK [1 ]
WANG, SK [1 ]
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[1] TRW CO INC,ADV MICROELECTR LAB,REDONDO BEACH,CA 90278
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10.1109/55.119204
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
An experimental study of AlGaAs/GaAs HBT device design for optimizing key dc and RF performance parameters relevant to power device applications is reported. The design of the collector, base, and base-emitter junction is investigated for improved power device performance and novel device structures are presented. Device scaling effects and the extent to which air-bridged interconnect can reduce parasitics in large power devices is also explored. Power HBT's employing some of the optimized design features have achieved a power output of 1.2 W (4 W/mm) with 43% power-added efficiency (PAE) at 10 GHz.
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页码:581 / 583
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