Development of a cost-effective, selective-epi, SiGe:C HBT module for 77GHz automotive radar

Proceedings of the IEEE Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  John, Jay P ^a   Kirchgessner, Jim ^a   Menner, Matt ^a   Rueda, Hernan ^a   Chai, Francis ^a   Morgan, Dave ^a   Hildreth, Jill ^a   Dawdy, Morgan ^a   Reuter, Ralf ^a   Li, Hao ^a  

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Author keywords

Bipolar transistors; Millimeter wave technology; SiGe; SiGe:C; Silicon bipolar BiCMOS process technology

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; RADAR;

OSCILLATION FREQUENCY; SILICON BIPOLAR/BICMOS PROCESS TECHNOLOGY;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 39049140537     PISSN: 10889299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BIPOL.2006.311149     Document Type: Conference Paper

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