• DocumentCode
    513744
  • Title

    On the Optimisation of SiGe-Base Bipolar Transistors

  • Author

    Hueting, R.J.E. ; Slotboom, J.W. ; Pruijmboom, A. ; de Boer, W.B. ; Timmering, C.E. ; Cowern, N.

  • Author_Institution
    ECTM/DIMES Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    25-27 Sept. 1995
  • Firstpage
    59
  • Lastpage
    62
  • Abstract
    Extensive computer simulations of NPN SiGe-base bipolar transistors were performed to examine the effect of the Ge profile in the electrical characteristics. It is shown that extra charge storage in the emitter-base (E-B) junction, caused by the Ge profile, affects the device performance considerably. In addition, it is shown that an abrupt Ge profile in the middle of the base region is optimal for a given critical layer thickness of approximately 600A.
  • Keywords
    Bipolar transistors; Capacitance; Computer simulation; Cutoff frequency; Electric variables; Electron emission; Germanium silicon alloys; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Silicon germanium; Space charge;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid State Device Research Conference, 1995. ESSDERC '95. Proceedings of the 25th European
  • Conference_Location
    The Hague, The Netherlands
  • Print_ISBN
    286332182X
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5436015