Future trends of HBT technology for commercial and defense applications

Author

Oki, A.K. ; Streit, D.C. ; Umemoto, D.K. ; Tran, L.T. ; Kobayashi, K.W. ; Yamada, F.M. ; Grossman, P.C. ; Block, T. ; Lammert, M.D. ; Olson, S.R. ; Cowles, J. ; Hoppe, M.M. ; Yang, L. ; Gutierrez-Aitken, A. ; Kagiwada, R.S. ; Nojima, S. ; Rezek, E.A. ; Pr

Author_Institution

Space & Electron. Group, TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

23-26 Feb. 1997

Firstpage

123

Lastpage

125

Abstract

Heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) technology has been under development since the early 1980s. In the mid-1990s HBT technology has matured providing components for high volume low cost commercial wireless applications, as well as for high performance defense avionics, ground, and space applications. We discuss the status and future trends of HBT IC technology and production for defense and commercial applications, including advanced technology development, and comparison to MESFET, HEMT, and silicon based bipolar technology. Brief mention is made of power amplifiers and signal synthesizers.

Keywords

bipolar digital integrated circuits; bipolar integrated circuits; bipolar transistor circuits; microwave generation; microwave integrated circuits; microwave power amplifiers; military equipment; technological forecasting; 20 GHz; HBT IC technology; HBT technology; advanced technology development; commercial applications; commercial wireless; defense applications; ground application; heterojunction bipolar transistor technology; power amplifiers; production; signal synthesizers; space applications; Aerospace electronics; Application specific integrated circuits; Bipolar integrated circuits; Costs; HEMTs; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; MESFET integrated circuits; Production; Silicon; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Applications Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S Symposium on Technologies for

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3318-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MTTTWA.1997.595125

Filename

595125