• DocumentCode
    1116994
  • Title

    A model-based comparison of switching characteristics between collector-top and emitter-top HBT´s

  • Author

    Akagi, Junko ; Yoshida, Jiro ; Kurata, Mamoru

  • Author_Institution
    Toshiba Research and Development Center, Kawasaki, Japan
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    7/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1413
  • Lastpage
    1418
  • Abstract
    A model-based comparison is made between the collector-top GaAs/AlGaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) and the emitter-top HBT, in regard to their switching performance. An equivalent-circuit transistor model that is derived from a one-dimensional numerical model is employed, together with our original circuit simulator that allows embedding of arbitrary device models. All the simulated results, obtained from various kinds of ring oscillators and CML divide-by-four circuits, indicate the superiority of the collector-top structure, especially for nonsaturation logic.
  • Keywords
    Capacitance; Delay; Diodes; Electrodes; Gallium arsenide; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Logic circuits; Logic devices; Logic testing; Ring oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-ED.1987.23101
  • Filename
    1486812