New collector undercut technique using a SiN sidewall for low basecontact resistance in InP/InGaAs SHBTs |
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Authors: | Kyungho Lee Daekyu Yu Minchul Chung Jongchan Kang Bumman Kim |
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Affiliation: | Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Pohang Univ. of Sci. & Technol.; |
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Abstract: | A new collector undercut process using SiN protection sidewall has been developed for high speed InP/InGaAs single heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs). The HBTs fabricated using the technique have a larger base contact area, resulting in a smaller DC current gain and smaller base contact resistance than HBTs fabricated using a conventional undercut process while maintaining low Cbc. Due to the reduced base contact resistance, the maximum oscillation frequency (fmax) has been enhanced from 162 GHz to 208 GHz. This result clearly shows the effectiveness of this technique for high-speed HBT process, especially for the HBTs with a thick collector layer, and narrow base metal width |
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