Self-aligned AlInAs-GaInAs heterojunction bipolar transistors and circuits

Abstract

AlInAs-GaInAs heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) and static flip-flop frequency dividers have been fabricated. An f/sub t/ and an f/sub max/ of 49 and 62 GHz, respectively, have been achieved in a device with a 2*5- mu m/sup 2/ emitter. Current-mode logic (CML) was used to implement static divide-by-two and divide-by-four circuits. The divide-by-two circuit operated at 15 GHz with 82-mW power dissipation for the single flip-flop. The divide-by-four circuit operated at 14.5 GHz with a total chip power dissipation of 444 mW.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>