On the high-temperature (to 300 °C) characteristics of SiGeHBTs

被引:29
作者
Chen, TB [1 ]
Kuo, WML
Zhao, EH
Liang, QQ
Jin, ZR
Cressler, JD
Joseph, AJ
机构
[1] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Elect & Comp Engn, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
[2] IBM Corp, Essex Jct, VT 05452 USA
关键词
high-temperature characteristics; SiGe heterojunction; bipolar transistors (HBTs); stress;
D O I
10.1109/TED.2004.836779
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A comprehensive investigation of the high-temperature characteristics of advanced SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) is presented, and demonstrates that, contrary to popular opinion, SiGe HBTs are potentially well-suited for many electronics applications operating at temperatures as high as 300 degreesC.
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页码:1825 / 1832
页数:8
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