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An 18-GHz 300-mW SiGe power HBTMa et al., 2005
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- Ma Z
- Jiang N
- Wang G
- Alterovitz S
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- IEEE electron device letters
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An 18-GHz, 300-mW SiGe power heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) is demonstrated. The optimization of SiGe HBT vertical profile has enabled this type of devices to operate with high gain and high power at this high frequency. In the common-base configuration, a …
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