Performance enhancement of a heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) by two-step passivation

An interesting two-step passivation (with ledge structure and sulphide based chemical treatment) on base surface, for the first time, is demonstrated to study the temperature-dependent DC characteristics and noise performance of an InGaP/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT). Improved transistor behaviors on maximum current gain β_max, offset voltage ΔV_CE, and emitter size effect are obtained by using the two-step passivation. Moreover, the device with the two-step passivation exhibits relatively temperature-independent and improved thermal stable performances as the temperature is increased. Therefore, the two-step passivationed device can be used for high-temperature and low-power electronics applications.     

Photoluminescence investigation of Be-doped Npn AlGaAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor structures

Highly complex Npn AlGaAs/GaAs single heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) layers with Be-doped base were investigated by photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. Room temperature PL shows only a broad peak of GaAs due to thermalization; 15 K PL shows five peaks. The peak at 1.481 eV is from a p-type GaAs base, that at 1.517 eV is from a low-doped GaAs layer and that at 1.55 eV is from a high-doped GaAs collector. The that at 1.849 eV is due to bound exciton recombination in an AlGaAs emitter, and that at 1.828 eV is due to the acceptor-related transition from the AlGaAs layer. The integrated intensity ratio of these two peaks can be used to investigate the Be outdiffusion behavior, thus optimizing the growth conditions of base. The DC current gain of the HBT structure with different growth conditions was found to be in good agreement with the PL results.     

沟槽型发射极SiGe异质结双极化晶体管新结构研究

提出了一种沟槽型发射极SiGe异质结双极化晶体管新结构. 详细分析了新结构中沟槽型发射极的引入对器件性能的影响,并对其机理进行研究. 新型发射极结构通过改变发射极电流路径使电阻分区并联,在不增大结电容的前提下,有效减小发射极电阻,提高器件的频率特性. 结果表明,新结构器件的截止频率和最大振荡频率分别增加至100.2 GHz和134.4 GHz,更重要的是沟槽型发射极结构的引入,在提高器件频率特性的同时,不会降低器件的电流增益,也不会增加结电容,很好实现了频率特性、电流增益和结电容之间的折中. 对沟槽型发射极进行优化设计,改变侧墙高度和侧墙宽度. 沟槽型发射极电阻不受侧墙高度改变的影响,频率性能不变;侧墙宽度增加,频率性能降低. 关键词： SiGe 异质结双极化晶体管 沟槽型发射极 发射极电阻     

SOI SiGe HBT电学性能研究

研究了SOI衬底上SiGe npn异质结晶体管的设计优化.给出了器件基本直流交流特性曲线,分析了与常规SiGeHBT的不同.由于SOI衬底的引入使SOI SiGe HBT成为四端器件,重点研究了衬底偏压对Gummel曲线、输出特性曲线以及雪崩电流的影响.最后仿真实现材料物理参数和几何物理参数对频率特性的改变.结果表明SOI SiGeHBT与常规器件相比具有更大的设计自由度.SOI SiGe HBT的系统分析为毫米波SOI SiGe BiCMOS电路的设计提供了有价值的参考.     

Efficient thermal analysis method for large scale compound semiconductor integrated circuits based on heterojunction bipolar transistor

In this paper, an efficient thermal analysis method is presented for large scale compound semiconductor integrated circuits based on a heterojunction bipolar transistor with considering the change of thermal conductivity with temperature.The influence caused by the thermal conductivity can be equivalent to the increment of the local temperature surrounding the individual device. The junction temperature for each device can be efficiently calculated by the combination of the semianalytic temperature distribution function and the iteration of local temperature with high accuracy, providing a temperature distribution for a full chip. Applying this method to the InP frequency divider chip and the GaAs analog to digital converter chip, the computational results well agree with the results from the simulator COMSOL and the infrared thermal imager respectively. The proposed method can also be applied to thermal analysis in various kinds of semiconductor integrated circuits.     

Electron self-energy effect on a heterojunction bipolar transistor at T=0

An electron self-energy effect on a graded-gap heterojunction bipolar transistor at T=0 is considered. It is found that two competing mechanisms affect the collector current vs. emitter base bias voltage relations: (I) threshold voltage lowering for electron injection from emitter to base improves it: while (II) a decelerating field on injected minority carriers in the base degrades it. In a sufficiently large built-in field in the graded-gap base, negative transconductance appears as a result of the effect (I).     

采用发射极非均匀指间距技术改善功率异质结双极晶体管热稳定性的研究

为了提高多发射极功率异质结双极晶体管的热稳定性,本文利用耦合热阻表征发射极指间距变化对发射极指间热耦合作用的影响,得到了耦合热阻与发射极指间距之间的变化关系,提出了发射极非均匀指间距技术.通过热电反馈模型对采用发射极非均匀指间距技术的功率HBT进行热稳定性分析,得到了多发射极指上的温度分布.结果表明,多发射极HBT在采用非均匀发射极指间距技术后,峰值温度明显下降,温度变化幅度更加平缓,有效地提高了器件的热稳定性. 关键词： 异质结双极晶体管 耦合热阻 指间距     

异质结界面电荷对突变InP/InGaAs异质结双极晶体管热场发射影响研究

异质结界面电荷的存在改变了异质结的内建势, 这引起了界面势垒尖峰高度和形状的扰动, 从而使异质结界面载流子的输运产生相应的变化, 最终导致异质结双极晶体管 (HBT) 性能的改变. 基于热场发射-扩散模型, 对异质结界面电荷对InP/InGaAs HBT性能的改变做了研究, 得到结论是正极性的界面电荷有利于InP/InGaAs HBT的直流和高频特性的改善, 而负极性的界面电荷则使器件的直流和高频特性变差. 关键词： InP/InGaAs异质结双极晶体管 界面电荷 内建势 热场发射     

Study of anti-clockwise bipolar resistive switching in Ag/NiO/ITO heterojunction assembly

The anti-clockwise bipolar resistive switching in Ag/NiO/ITO (Indium–Tin–Oxide) heterojunctional thin film assembly is investigated. A sequential voltage sweep in 0 → V _max → 0 → ?V _min → 0 order shows intrinsic hysteresis behaviour and resistive switching in current density (J)–voltage (V) measurements at room temperature. Switching is induced by possible rupture and recovery of the conducting filaments in NiO layer mediated by oxygen ion migration and interfacial effects at NiO/ITO junction. In the high-resistance OFF-state space charge limited current passes through the filamentary path created by oxygen ion vacancies. In OFF-state, the resistive switching behaviour is attributed to trapping and detrapping processes in shallow trap states mostly consisting of oxygen vacancies. The slope of Log I vs Log V plots, in shallow trap region of space charge limited conduction is ~2 (I ∝ V ²) followed by trap-filled and trap-free conduction. In the low-resistance ON-state, the observed electrical features are governed by the ohmic conduction.     

伽玛辐照对SiGe异质结双极型晶体管的集电极电流和厄尔利电压的影响

 研究了伽玛辐照效应对SiGe异质结双极型晶体管的集电极电流和厄尔利电压的影响。经过10⁴ Gy的伽玛总剂量辐照后,集电极电流和厄尔利电压均增加。另外,辐照后发射结和极电结的开启电压和击穿电压也均有一定程度的减小。以上这些变化均是由于辐照产生的缺陷引起发射区和集电区有效掺杂浓度减小所致。     

伽玛辐照对SiGe异质结双极型晶体管的集电极电流和厄尔利电压的影响

研究了伽玛辐照效应对SiGe异质结双极型晶体管的集电极电流和厄尔利电压的影响。经过104 Gy的伽玛总剂量辐照后,集电极电流和厄尔利电压均增加。另外,辐照后发射结和极电结的开启电压和击穿电压也均有一定程度的减小。以上这些变化均是由于辐照产生的缺陷引起发射区和集电区有效掺杂浓度减小所致。     

Influence of emitter-ledge thickness on the surface- recombination mechanism of InGaP/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor

In this work, the characteristics of InGaP/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) with various emitter-ledge thicknesses are comprehensively studied and demonstrated. Based on the two-dimensional analysis, some important parameters such as the recombination rate and DC characteristics are studied. The simulated analyses are in good agreement with experimental results. It is known that better HBT performance, including lower recombination rate in the surface channel, and higher DC current gain are obtained in the studied devices with the emitter ledge thickness between 100 and 200 Å.     

Impact of proton-induced alteration of carrier lifetime on single-event transient in SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistor

This paper presents an investigation into the impact of proton-induced alteration of carrier lifetime on the singleevent transient(SET) caused by heavy ions in silicon–germanium heterojunction bipolar transistor(SiGe HBT).The ioninduced current transients and integrated charge collections under different proton fluences are obtained based on technology computer-aided design(TCAD) simulation.The results indicate that the impact of carrier lifetime alteration is determined by the dominating charge collection mechanism at the ion incident position and only the long-time diffusion process is affected.With a proton fluence of 5 × 10~(13) cm~(-2), almost no change is found in the transient feature, and the charge collection of events happened in the region enclosed by deep trench isolation(DTI), where prompt funneling collection is the dominating mechanism.Meanwhile, for the events happening outside DTI where diffusion dominates the collection process, the peak value and the duration of the ion-induced current transient both decrease with increasing proton fluence, leading to a great decrease in charge collection.     

能带工程对射频功率SiGe异质结双极晶体管热性能的改善

众所周知,基区"能带工程"可以改善Si_1-xGe _{x 基区异质结双极晶体管(HBT)的直流、频率和噪声等特性,但"能带工程"对HBT热学特性的影响的研究还很少。本文基于三维热电反馈模型,分析了"能带工程"对射频功率SiGe HBT热性能的影响。考虑到电流增益随温度的变化以及发射结电压负温度系数,给出了器件热稳定所需最小镇流电阻(REmin)的表达式,在此基础上给出了非均匀镇流电阻的设计,进一步提高了SiGe HBT的热稳定性 关键词： SiGe HBT Ge组分 热电反馈 镇流电阻}     

Three-dimensional simulation of fabrication process-dependent effects on single event effects of SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistor

The fabrication process dependent effects on single event effects(SEEs) are investigated in a commercial silicon–germanium heterojunction bipolar transistor(SiGe HBT) using three-dimensional(3D) TCAD simulations. The influences of device structure and doping concentration on SEEs are discussed via analysis of current transient and charge collection induced by ions strike. The results show that the SEEs representation of current transient is different from representation of the charge collection for the same process parameters. To be specific, the area of C/S junction is the key parameter that affects charge collection of SEE. Both current transient and charge collection are dependent on the doping of collector and substrate. The base doping slightly influences transient currents of base, emitter, and collector terminals. However, the SEEs of SiGe HBT are hardly affected by the doping of epitaxial base and the content of Ge.     

不同偏置影响锗硅异质结双极晶体管单粒子效应的三维数值仿真研究

针对国产锗硅异质结双极晶体管(SiGe HBT),采用半导体器件三维计算机模拟工具,建立单粒子效应三维损伤模型,研究不同偏置状态对SiGe HBT单粒子效应的影响.分析比较不同偏置下重离子入射器件后,各端口电流瞬变峰值和电荷收集量随时间的变化关系,获得SiGe HBT单粒子效应与偏置的响应关系.结果表明:不同端口对单粒子效应响应的最劣偏置不同,同一端口电荷收集量和瞬变电流峰值的最劣偏置也有所差异.载流子输运方式变化和外加电场影响是造成这种现象的主要原因.     

锗硅异质结双极晶体管单粒子效应加固设计与仿真

本文设计了一种通过在版图布局中引入伪集电极的方法来提高锗硅异质结双极晶体管(SiGe HBT)抗单粒子性能的方法. 利用半导体器件模拟工具, 针对加固前后的SiGe HBT开展了单粒子效应仿真模拟, 分析了伪集电极对SiGe HBT电荷收集机理的影响. 结果表明, 引入的伪集电极形成的新的集电极-衬底结具有较大的反偏能力, 加固后SiGe HBT伪集电极通过扩散机理, 大量收集单粒子效应产生的电荷, 有效地减少了实际集电极的电荷收集量, 发射极、基极电荷收集量也有不同程度的降低, 加固设计后SiGe HBT 的单粒子效应敏感区域缩小, 有效的提高了SiGe HBT 器件抗单粒子效应辐射性能. 此项工作的开展为SiGe HBT电路级单粒子效应抗辐射加固设计打下良好的基础.     

锗硅异质结晶体管单粒子效应激光微束模拟

对国产锗硅异质结双极晶体管(SiGe HBT)进行了单粒子效应激光微束辐照试验,观测SiGe HBT单粒子效应的敏感区域,测试不同外加电压和不同激光能量下SiGe HBT集电极瞬变电流和电荷收集情况,并结合器件结构对试验结果进行分析。试验结果表明：国产SiGe HBT位于集电极/衬底结内的区域对单粒子效应敏感,波长为1064 nm的激光在能量约为1.5 nJ时诱发SiGe HBT单粒子效应,引起电流瞬变。入射激光能量增强,电流脉冲增大,电荷收集量增加;外加电压增大,电流脉冲的波峰增大;SiGe HBT的单粒子效应与外加电压大小和入射激光能量都相关,电压主要影响瞬变电流的峰值,而电荷收集量主要依赖于入射激光能量。     

含有本征SiGe层的SiGe异质结双极晶体管集电结耗尽层宽度模型

本文分别建立了含有本征SiGe层的SiGe HBT(异质结双极晶体管)集电结耗尽层各区域的电势、电场分布模型,并在此基础上,建立了集电结耗尽层宽度和延迟时间模型,对该模型进行了模拟仿真,定量地分析了SiGe HBT物理、电学参数对集电结耗尽层宽度和延迟时间的影响,随着基区掺杂浓度和集电结反偏电压的提高,集电结耗尽层延迟时间也随之增大,而随着集电区掺杂浓度的提高和基区Ge组分增加,集电结耗尽层延迟时间随之减小. 关键词： SiGe HBT 集电结耗尽层 延迟时间