Static Performance of SiGe HBTs at Low Temperature

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—This paper analyse is the impact of cryogenic temperatures for SiGe Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors (HBTs) base, realised in BiCMOS9 0.13μm industrial process. The use of these components in microwaves applications exposed to various temperatures is fundamental aspect to predict in precise way its electric characteristics. This paper investigates the temperature dependence from (170 K to 300 K) of DC, for NPN SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) and notably modeling high performance Si/SiGe HBT for telecommunication and radar detection (>0.5THz) in low temperature (cryogenic temperature).

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