Modelling and measurement of electro-thermal interaction in RF bipolar power transistors

1998 Topical Meeting on Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems, SiRF 1998

Volumn 1998-September, Issue , 1998, Pages 47-56

  Mouthaan, E ^a   Tinti, R ^a   De Graaff, H C ^a   Tauritz, J L ^a   Slotboom, J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POWER BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; POWER TRANSISTORS;

ELECTRICAL BEHAVIORS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; THERMAL INTERACTION;

MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 84907890496     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SMIC.1998.750193     Document Type: Conference Paper

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