Modeling of self-heating in GaAs/AlGaAs HBTs for accurate circuit and device analysis
- 1 January 1991
- proceedings article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Abstract
An improved HBT large signal model has been developed which allows calculation of intrinsic device temperature as a function of the dissipated power. The time dependence of this power effect is evaluated using pulsed on-wafer measurements. The calculated temperatures are proved to be correct by diode drop measurements with a pair of standard transistors. Also, simplified numerical simulations of the three-dimensional heat equations give similiar results. An additional test structure - a broadband amplifier with a Darlington connected pair of transistors - is simulated to predict the intrinsic device temperatures and show reliability under normal operating conditions. Their thermal behavior are confirmed with liquid crystal measurement techniquesKeywords
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