Title :
High-frequency performance of MOVPE npn AlGaAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors
Author :
Enquist, P.M. ; Hutchby, J.A. ; Chang, M.F. ; Asbeck, P.M. ; Sheng, N.H. ; Higgins, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Abstract :
Base doping densities near 1020 cm-3 and emitter doping densities near 7*1017 cm-3 have been achieved in MOVPE HBT structures and combined with self-aligned processing resulting in fmax=94 GHz and ft=45 GHz. To the authors´ knowledge, these are the first MOVPE HBTs demonstrated to operate at millimetre-wave frequencies.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; heterojunction bipolar transistors; solid-state microwave devices; vapour phase epitaxial growth; EHF; HF performance; III-V semiconductors; MM-wave operation; MOVPE HBT structures; heterojunction bipolar transistors; microwave device; millimetre-wave frequencies; n-p-n device; self-aligned processing;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890755