Thermal stability of emitter ballasted HBT's

被引:22
作者
Adlerstein, MG [1 ]
机构
[1] Raytheon Elect, Adv Device Ctr, Andover, MA 01810 USA
关键词
ballast resistors; GaAs; HBT; power transistors; thermal stability;
D O I
10.1109/16.704359
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A simple analytical model is derived for thermoelectronic stability in heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT's), An expression is presented for the value of emitter ballast resistor needed to stabilze the transistor. The result leads to a stability diagram on the current-voltage (I-V) plane which aids in the selection of emitter ballast resistors.
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页码:1653 / 1655
页数:3
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