Abstract:We demonstrate that single-polysilicon SiGe:C heterojunction bipolar transistors with a very thin, highly doped SiGe layer can be scaled in the emitter width to 0.4 µm and in the emitter overlap to 0.2 µm without any indications of B outdiffusion from the SiGe:C base. Thus, transistors can be fabricated with excellent low-power performance, reaching an f max of 40 GHz at a collector current of 10 µA. We report also a reduction in the I B -driven Early voltage for devices with small overlap due to a perimeter c… Show more
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