GaAsSb/InAlAs PA DHBTs Grown by Production MBE

The epi material growth of GaAsSb based DHBTs with InAlAs emitters are investigated using a 4 × 100mm multi-wafer production Riber 49 MBE reactor fully equipped with real-time in-situ sensors including an absorption band edge spectroscope and an optical-based flux monitor. The state-of-the-art hole mobilities are obtained from 100nm thick carbon-doped GaAsSb. A Sb composition variation of less than ± 0.1 atomic percent across a 4 × 100mm platen configuration has been achieved. The large area InAlAs/GaAsSb/InP DHBT device demonstrates excellent DC characteristics,such as BVCEO＞6V and a DC current gain of 45 at 1kA/cm2 for an emitter size of 50μm × 50μm. The devices have a 40nm thick GaAsSb base with p-doping of 4. 5 × 1019cm-3 . Devices with an emitter size of 4μm × 30μm have a current gain variation less than 2% across the fully processed 100mm wafer. ft and fmax are over 50GHz,with a power efficiency of 50% ,which are comparable to standard power GaAs HBT results. These results demonstrate the potential application of GaAsSb/InP DHBT for power amplifiers and the feasibility of multi-wafer MBE for mass production of GaAsSb-based HBTs.     

基于InP衬底的GaAsSb/InP异质结晶体管

采用金属有机化学气相沉积生长了InP/GaAs0.5Sb0.5/InP 双异质结晶体三极管(DHBT)材料,研究了材料质量对器件性能的影响.制备的器件不但具有非常好的直流特性,而且还表现出良好的微波特性,其结果与能带理论的预言一致,DHBT集电结和发射结的电流理想因子分别为1.00和1.06,击穿电压高达15V,电流放大增益截止频率超过100GHz.     

ECR plasma etch fabrication of C-doped base InGaAs/InP DHBT structures: A comparison of CH4/H2/Ar vs BCl3/N2 plasma etch chemistries

We compare ECR plasma etch fabrication of self-aligned thin emitter carbondoped base InGaAs/InP DHBT structures using either CH₄/H₂/Ar or BCl₃/N₂ etch chemistries. Detrimental hydrogen passivation of the carbon doping in the base region of our structure during CH₄/H₂/Ar dry etching of the emitter region is observed. Initial conductivity is not recovered with annealing up to a temperature of 500°C. This passivation is not due to damage from the dry etching or from the MOMBE growth process, since DHBT structures which are ECR plasma etched in BCl₃/N₂ have the same electrical characteristics as wet etched controls. It is due to hydrogen implantation from the plasma exposure. This is supported with secondary ion mass spectroscopy profiles of structures which are etched in CH₄/D₂/Ar showing an accumulation of deuterium in the C-doped base region.     

共基极与共发射极结构的InP DHBT器件功率特性

制作了发射极面积为1μm×15μm×4指的InP DHBT器件,器件拓扑使用了共基极和共发射极两种结构,通过负载牵引测试系统对器件功率特性进行测试。在功率优化匹配条件下,所测得最大输出功率密度和相应的功率附加效率(PAE)在10GHz下为1.24W/mm和50%,在18GHz下的数据为0.82W/mm和26%。测试同时表明,共发射极结构相对稳定和易于匹配,共基极模式具有更大的输出功率潜力,但需要进一步解决难于匹配、容易振荡和寄生参量影响等问题。在功放电路设计中,可以根据不同需求选择合适的电路拓扑结构。     

0.1～325GHz频段InP DHBT器件在片测试结构建模

给出了InP DHBT器件在片测试用到的开路和短路结构的等效电路模型.模型拓扑结构基于物理结构建立,并对其在亚毫米波段的高频寄生进行相对完整的考虑.模型的容性和阻性寄生采用解析提取技术,从开路结构低频测试数据中获取.模型的高频趋肤效应采用传统物理公式计算初值,并结合短路测试结构的低频解析提取结果对计算公式进行修正,使其适用于实际测试结构建模.模型拓扑结构和参数提取方法,采用0. 5μm InP DHBT工艺上设计所得开路、短路测试结构进行验证.模型仿真和测试所得S参数在0. 1～325 GHz频段内吻合地很好.     

75 GHz 13.92 dBm InP DHBT 共射共基功率放大器

报道了基于InP基双屏质结双板晶体管(DHBT)工艺的四指共射共基75 GHz微波单片集成(MMIC)功率放大器,器件的最高振荡频率fmax为150 GHz.放大器的输出极发射极面积为15μm×4μm.功率放大器在75 GHz时功率增益为12.3 dB,饱和输出功率为13.92 dBm.放大器在72.5 GHz处输入为2 dBm时达到最大输出功率14.53 dBm.整个芯片传输连接采用共面波导结构,芯片面积为1.06 mm×0.75 mm.     

On the design of base-collector junction of InGaAs/InP DHBT

The effects of the composite-collector structure and the δ-doping density in InGaAs/InP DHBT on the Kirk current have been studied.The effective grade layer in the discretely graded layer goes into the InGaAs setback layer.The formulas of the maximum doping density,the maximum Kirk current,and the corresponding δ-doping density are derived under different Kirk-effect conditions.Both the maximum collector doping density and the maximum Kirk current are dependent on the δ-doping layer.By opti-mizing the delta...     

InP 双异质结晶体管工艺ROM-Less 架构14 GHz DDS

介绍了采用ft/fmax 为250/280 GHz 的0.7μm InP 双异质结晶体管工艺的14 GHz 8bit ROM-Less 直接数字频率合成器。电路采用正弦加权非线性数模转换器实现了一种ROM-Less 相幅转换,充分发挥了InP-DHBT 技术在中大规模混合信号集成电路中的速度优势。为降低功耗,采用了简化的流水线相位累加器。在整个频率控制字范围内,测试得到的平均无杂散动态范围为24.8 dBc。该电路由2122 个晶体管组成,功耗为2.4 W,其优值系数为5.83 GHz/ W。     

ft =203GHz的超高速InP/InGaAs双异质结晶体管

为了适应数字及模拟电路带宽的不断增加,我们在传统的台面结构基础上利用BCB钝化平坦化工艺技术,设计并研制了InP/InGaAs/InP双异质结双极型晶体管。我们研制的晶体管ft达到203GHz,是目前国内InP基DHBT的最高水平,发射极尺寸为1.0μm×20μm,电流增益β为166,击穿电压为4.34V,我们的器件采用了40nm高掺杂InGaAs基区,以及203nm含有InGaAsP复合式结构的集电区。该器件非常适合高速中功耗方面的应用。     

发射区底切对倒置结构InP/GaAsSb/InP DHBT性能的影响

基于考虑载流子弹道输运等非局域传输瞬态效应的流体动力学模型,数值模拟计算了集电区在上面发射区在下面的倒置InP/GaAsSb/InP双异质结双极晶体管(DHBT)器件的直流输出特性和高频性能.计算结果表明:由于集电区台面面积小,集电区在上的倒置InP/GaAsSb/InP双异质结双极晶体管有较高的高频性能;对于发射区在下面与基区接触面积大导致较多的基区载流子复合而使器件的增益偏低问题,可以考虑掩埋侧边腐蚀工艺底切发射区的技术来减少发射区和基区的接触面积,从而减少复合改善器件的增益特性.