Analysis of the emitter charge storage in sige heterojunction bipolar transistors with a lightly doped emitter

L. C M Van Den Oever; L. K. Nanver; J. W. Slotboom

doi:10.1109/ESSDERC.2000.194841

Analysis of the emitter charge storage in sige heterojunction bipolar transistors with a lightly doped emitter

L. C M Van Den Oever^*
, L. K. Nanver
, J. W. Slotboom

^*Corresponding author for this work

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An analysis is presented of the emitter charge storage in SiGe HBTs with a lightly doped emitter (LDE) and the mechanisms that lead to the experimentally observed reduction of the f_Tare identified. The charge storage in the LDE is important for doping concentrations below 3×10¹⁷cm^-3and scales with the thickness. It also depends on the Gummel number of the base and the doping concentration of the collector epilayer. For LDE concentrations below 10¹⁷cm^-3and collector currents above 10⁴A/cm²the gradient of the hole distribution can even become negative and cause excessive charge storage. However, under very high injection-beyond the f_T,max-the LDE storage decreases which gives a second peak in the f_Tcharacteristics. In order to achieve the maximum f_T, the LDE must be thin (= 50 nm) and highly doped (= 3×10¹⁷cm^-3).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	30th European Solid-State Device Research Conference
Editors	H. Grunbacher, Gabriel M. Crean, W. A. Lane, Frank A. McCabe
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	568-571
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9782863322482
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ESSDERC.2000.194841
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2000
Externally published	Yes
Event	30th European Solid-State Device Research Conference, ESSDERC 2000 - Cork, Ireland Duration: 11 Sept 2000 → 13 Sept 2000 Conference number: 30

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Conference	30th European Solid-State Device Research Conference, ESSDERC 2000
Abbreviated title	ESSDERC 2000
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Cork
Period	11/09/00 → 13/09/00

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Van Den Oever, L. C. M., Nanver, L. K., & Slotboom, J. W. (2000). Analysis of the emitter charge storage in sige heterojunction bipolar transistors with a lightly doped emitter. In H. Grunbacher, G. M. Crean, W. A. Lane, & F. A. McCabe (Eds.), 30th European Solid-State Device Research Conference (pp. 568-571). Article 1503771 IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ESSDERC.2000.194841

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Van Den Oever, LCM, Nanver, LK & Slotboom, JW 2000, Analysis of the emitter charge storage in sige heterojunction bipolar transistors with a lightly doped emitter. in H Grunbacher, GM Crean, WA Lane & FA McCabe (eds), 30th European Solid-State Device Research Conference., 1503771, IEEE, pp. 568-571, 30th European Solid-State Device Research Conference, ESSDERC 2000, Cork, Ireland, 11/09/00. https://doi.org/10.1109/ESSDERC.2000.194841

Analysis of the emitter charge storage in sige heterojunction bipolar transistors with a lightly doped emitter. / Van Den Oever, L. C M; Nanver, L. K.; Slotboom, J. W.
30th European Solid-State Device Research Conference. ed. / H. Grunbacher; Gabriel M. Crean; W. A. Lane; Frank A. McCabe. IEEE, 2000. p. 568-571 1503771.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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