Surface recombination related frequency dispersion of current gain in AlGaAs/GaAs HBTs

被引:3
作者
Ihn, B
Lee, J
Roh, TM
Kim, YS
Kim, B
机构
[1] Samsung Adv Inst Technol, Photon Lab, Suwon 440600, South Korea
[2] Hyundai Elect Ind Co Ltd, Mobile Telecommun Terminal Div, R&D Lab 2, Ichon 467701, Kyounggy Do, South Korea
[3] Pohang Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Nam Ku, Pohang 790784, Kyungbuk, South Korea
[4] Pohang Univ Sci & Technol, Microwave Applicat Res Ctr, Nam Ku, Pohang 790784, Kyungbuk, South Korea
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10.1049/el:19980701
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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
The dispersion effect of current gain related to surface recombination in AlGaAs/GaAs HBTs has been studied. For an HBT with an emitter area of 3 x 20 mu m(2), the surface recombination current-to-total base current ratio is similar to 0.47 at < 100MHz, and the ratio is decreased to zero at frequencies between 100MHz and 3GHz, clearly indicating that the current gain is dispersive.
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