Performance of AlInAs/GaInAs/InP microwave DHBTs

Author

Stanchina, W.E. ; Liu, T. ; Rensch, D.B. ; MacDonald, P. ; Hafizi, M. ; Hooper, W.W. ; Lui, M. ; Allen, Y.K. ; Kargodorian, T.V. ; Wong-Quen, R. ; Williams, F.

Author_Institution

Hughes Res. Labs., Malibu, CA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

19-22 Apr 1993

Firstpage

17

Lastpage

20

Abstract

The authors report the experimental characteristics obtained from AlInAs/GaInAs/InP double heterojunction bipolar transistors (DHBTs) grown by gas source molecular beam epitaxy. They describe the fabrication and measured performance of two AlInAs/GaInAs/InP DHBT structures, one having a relatively thin 390 nm collector and the other having a relatively thick 1200 nm collector. Their performance results are presented within the context of their application to linear ICs and microwave power amplification. The results include the first reported microwave power measurements on this InP-based DHBT structure featuring a continuous wave output power density of 3.3 W/mm at 4 GHz

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; bipolar analogue integrated circuits; gallium arsenide; heterojunction bipolar transistors; indium compounds; microwave bipolar transistors; microwave power transistors; power bipolar transistors; 1200 nm; 390 nm; 4 GHz; AlInAs-GaInAs-InP; AlInAs/GaInAs/InP microwave DHBTs; application; collector; continuous wave output power density; double heterojunction bipolar transistors; experimental characteristics; fabrication; gas source molecular beam epitaxy; linear ICs; microwave power amplification; performance; Double heterojunction bipolar transistors; Electromagnetic heating; Etching; Fingers; Indium phosphide; Microwave transistors; Polyimides; Power generation; Power measurement; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 1993. Conference Proceedings., Fifth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Paris

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0993-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIPRM.1993.380721

Filename

380721