• DocumentCode
    1085964
  • Title

    Pnp HBT with 66 GHz fmax

  • Author

    Slater, D.B., Jr. ; Enquist, P.M. ; Hutchby, J.A. ; Morris, A.S. ; Trew, R.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    3/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    91
  • Lastpage
    93
  • Abstract
    The total emitter to collector delay for a Pnp AlGaAs/GaAs HBT has been reduced to 4.8 ps by employing a thin base (325 /spl Aring/) and collector (2300 /spl Aring/). Simultaneously, a low base sheet resistance of 170 ohms/square was achieved with tellurium doping. A higher collector doping than is typically used permitted operation at collector current densities in excess of 5×104 A/cm2. A single emitter (2×4 μm2) and a single base contact device topology has an fT and fmax of 33 and 66 GHz, respectively.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; heterojunction bipolar transistors; semiconductor doping; solid-state microwave devices; tellurium; 2300 angstrom; 325 angstrom; 33 GHz; 4.8 ps; 66 GHz; AlGaAs-GaAs; AlGaAs/GaAs HBT; GaAs:Te; Kirk effect; Pnp HBT; collector current densities; collector doping; current gain; cutoff frequency; emitter to collector delay; low base sheet resistance; maximum frequency of operation; single emitter/single base contact device topology; thin base; thin collector; Area measurement; Capacitance; Current measurement; Delay; Electrical resistance measurement; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Polyimides; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Device Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0741-3106
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/55.285392
  • Filename
    285392