Electron irradiation effects on DC electrical performances of SiGe HBT in a comparison with Si BJT

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2004-04-14
/ 1
TheDCcharacteristicsofSiGeHBTirradiatedatdifferentelectrondosehavebeenstudiedinacomparisonwiththoseofSiBJT.Generally,IbandIb-Ib0increase,Ic,Ic-Ic0andits+/-transitionVbeaswellasDCcurrentgainβdecreaseswithincreasingdose;increaseofIb-Ib0withincreasingdoseforSiBJTismuchlargerthanthatforSiGeHBT;βincreaseswithVbeorIb,butdecreasesatIb<0.25mAwithIb,andcongregatesathigherdose;andadamagefactord(β)ismuchlessatthesamedoseforSiGeHBTthanforSiBJT.SiGeHBThasmuchbetteranti-radiationperformancethanSiBJT.SomeanomalousphenomenaforincreaseofIc,Ic-Ic0,Ib-Ib0andβatlowdosehavebeenfound.Someelectrontrapshavebeenmeasured.Themechanismofchangesofcharacteristicsisdiscussed.