Title :
Modelling the correlation in the high-frequency noise of (hetero-junction) bipolar transistors using charge-partitioning
Author :
Paasschens, J.C.J. ; Havens, R.J. ; Tiemeijer, L.E.
Author_Institution :
Philips Res. Labs., Philips, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
We give a compact model formulation that takes into account the correlation between the shot noise of the intrinsic base and collector currents of a bipolar transistor, based on the physical relation between noise and charge partitioning. We show that this improves the noise modelling of especially the minimum noise figure. We also indicate why changing the doping and Ge-profiles can lead to a better noise performance.
Keywords :
germanium; heterojunction bipolar transistors; semiconductor device models; semiconductor device noise; shot noise; Ge; Ge-profiles; charge partitioning; collector currents; doping; heterojunction bipolar transistors; high-frequency noise; intrinsic base; noise figure; noise modelling; noise partitioning; shot noise; Germanium; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Semiconductor device modeling; Semiconductor device noise; Shot noise;
Conference_Titel :
Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting, 2003. Proceedings of the
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7800-8
DOI :
10.1109/BIPOL.2003.1274970