TRANSFERRED-ELECTRON INDUCED CURRENT INSTABILITIES IN HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR-TRANSISTORS

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POSSE, VA [1 ]
JALALI, B [1 ]
LEVI, AFJ [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SO CALIF,DEPT ELECT ENGN ELECTROPHYS,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089
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10.1063/1.113743
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Current driven instabilities in the collector of III-V heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT) are investigated. Numerical simulations indicate that in a modified AlGaAs/GaAs HBT the collector current shows oscillatory behavior due to the transferred-electron (Gunn-Hilsum) effect. Influence of the Kirk effect as well as conditions for oscillation are discussed.© 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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