Current gain-Early voltage products in heterojunction bipolar transistors with nonuniform base bandgaps
- 1 December 1991
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Electron Device Letters
- Vol. 12 (12) , 661-663
- https://doi.org/10.1109/55.116947
Abstract
The tradeoff between common-emitter current gain ( beta ) and Early voltage (V/sub A/) in heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) where the bandgap varies across the base has been studied. The Early voltage depends exponentially on the difference between the bandgap at the collector side of the base and the largest bandgap in the base, allowing very high Early voltages with only very thin narrow bandgap regions. Using Si/Si/sub 1-x/Ge/sub x//Si HBTs with a two-layer stepped base, beta V/sub A/ products of over 100000 V have been achieved for devices with a cutoff frequency expected to be about 30 GHz.<>Keywords
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