InP/InGaAs double heterojunction bipolar transistors incorporating carbon-doped bases and superlattice graded base-collector junctions

Russell C. Gee, P.M. Asbeck, Chia‐Liang Lin, P. D. Kirchner, J. M. Woodall, C. W. Farley, C.W. Seabury, J.A. Higgins

Electronics Letters · 1993 · 23 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

High performance InP/InGaAs double heterojunction bipolar transistors (DHBTs) incorporating carbon-doped bases and graded base–collector junctions implemented using a short period superlattice were grown by gas source MBE (GSMBE). Base hole concentrations up to 1.6 × 1019 cm−3 were obtained, using CCl4 as the dopant source. Transistors with 2 × 10 μm2 emitters achieved ft and fmax values up to 76 and 82 GHz, respectively. These devices demonstrate state of the art values of fmax.

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