Experiments and modelling of double-emitter HPTs with different emitter-area ratios for functional applications

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1213-1219

  Tan, S W ^a   Chen, H R ^b   Lin, A H ^a   Chen, W T ^a   Lour, W S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GAIN CONTROL; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PASSIVATION; PHOTOCURRENTS;

COLLECTOR ELECTRODES; COLLECTOR PHOTOCURRENT; HETEROJUNCTION PHOTOTRANSISTORS (HPT);

PHOTOTRANSISTORS;

EID: 9144226014     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/19/11/001     Document Type: Article

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