Si/Si1-xGex Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors Produced by Limited Reaction Processing

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 52-54

  King, C A ^a   Hoyt, Judy L ^a   Gronet, Chris M ^a   Gibbons, James F ^a   Scott, M P ^b   Turner, J ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, BIPOLAR--CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

GUMMEL PLOT; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; LIMITED REACTION PROCESSING; SILICON/SILICON GERMANITES;

TRANSISTORS, BIPOLAR;

EID: 0024611641     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: 15580563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/55.32426     Document Type: Article

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