학술논문

DC and RF Characterization of Nano-ridge HBT Technology Integrated on 300 mm Si Substrates
Document Type
Conference
Source
2020 15th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference (EuMIC) Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference (EuMIC), 2020 15th European. :89-92 Jan, 2021
Subject
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Photonics and Electrooptics
Radio frequency
Performance evaluation
Simulation
Silicon
Heterojunction bipolar transistors
Substrates
Optimization
III-V HBTs on Si
5G
heterogenous integration
Language
Abstract
Performance and complexity of next-generation communication systems can be enhanced by the realization of III-V materials on large-area Si substrates and their heterogenous integration with Si-CMOS. In this paper, a GaAs/InGaP HBT technology which is integrated on 300 mm Si substrates using nano-ridge engineering is described. DC and RF characterization of the devices is presented, and device characteristics are explained using physical modeling. The impact of nano-ridge sidewall on device DC performance is studied in detail. Further, a RF small-signal model applicable to these devices is proposed and guidelines for further improvements in RF performance are discussed.