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The device is fitted with internal protection circuits, which enhance robustness against esd and. Ion beam induced charge ibic studies of silicon germanium heterojunction bipolar transistors hbts nuclear instruments and methods in physics research section b beam interactions with materials and atoms, 260 1 2007, pp. Apr 30, 2009 however, the bipolar transistor structure 100 can be distinguished from prior art silicongermanium heterojunction bipolar transistors in that, due to the techniques used to form the structure, the sic pedestal 120 is essentially interstitial free and there is minimal overlap of the extrinsic base. It offers you a complete, fromthegroundup understanding of sige hbt devices and technology, from a very broad perspective. Though tid and displacement 1these points refer speci. Remarkable developments in bipolar technology over the past decade have seen the silicon germanium heterojunction bipolar transistor emerge from research labs to enter production in radio frequency technologies.
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