HIGH-SPEED INP/INGAAS HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR-TRANSISTORS

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作者
CHAU, HF
BEAM, EA
机构
[1] Central Research Laboratories, Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas
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10.1109/55.225588
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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
We report very high-performance MOMBE-grown common-emitter InP/InGaAs single heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT's) with a maximum oscillation frequency (f(max)) of 180 GHz and current-gain cutoff frequency (f(T)) of 100 GHz at a current density of 1 x 10(5) A/cm2. This corresponds to an effective (R(B)C(BC)) = f(T)/(8pif(max)2) delay time of 0.12 ps, which is the smallest value ever reported for common-emitter InP/InGaAs HBT's. The devices have 11-mum2 total emitter area and exhibit current gain values up to 100 at zero base-collector bias voltage. The breakdown voltage of these devices is high with measured BV(CEO) and BV(CBO) of 8 and 17 V, respectively.
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