Demonstration of low-knee voltage high-breakdown GaInP double HBTs using novel compound collector design

P.J. Zampardi, C.E. Chang, S. Fitzsimmons, R.L. Pierson, B.T. McDermott, P.F. Chen, P. Asbeck
2002 IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices  
We have demonstrated a heterojunction bipolar transistor using a novel compound collector (CCHBT) design that allows a low-knee voltage and high-breakdown voltage to be obtained simultaneously. The novel aspect of this design is to use a short wide band-gap collector only over a narrow portion of the collector, where the field is highest. This allows support of high fields while maintaining a low overall collector resistance due to the higher mobility of the narrow band-gap material. We
more » ... ate an offset voltage reduction of about 35% and a knee-voltage reduction of 30%, while increasing both BVCEO and BVCBO by 20 and 27%, respectively, compared to a single heterojunction device of the same collector length.
doi:10.1109/16.992859 fatcat:yghhoj7yczhevo7isgj25dmr4q