A physics-based high-injection transit-time model applied to barrier effects in SiGe HBTs

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices - Tập 49 Số 10 - Trang 1807-1813 - 2002
Qingqing Liang1, J.D. Cressler1, Guofu Niu1, R.M. Malladi2, K. Newton2, D.L. Harame2
1Alabama Microelectronics Science and Technology Center, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Aubum University, Auburn, AL, USA
2IBM Microelectronics, Essex Junction, VT, USA

Tóm tắt

A physics-based cutoff frequency model considering high-injection heterojunction barrier effects in SiGe HBTs is derived. Compared with other compact modeling approaches, the present model accurately captures the cutoff frequency behavior at very high current densities for SiGe HBTs with deep Si-SiGe heterojunctions. The model also offers better insight into the charge density distribution under Kirk and barrier effect in SiGe HBTs.

Từ khóa

#Germanium alloys #Silicon alloys #Heterojunction bipolar transistors #Microwave bipolar transistors #Semiconductor device modeling #Current density #Charge carrier mobility #Charge carrier density #Semiconductor materials

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