Thought for the month

"There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen" Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. 1870 – 1924

Monday, 28 November 2011

imec HBT

Belgium based research consortium Imec has developed a heterojunction bipolar transistor device with peak f(max) values above 450GHz as a key enabler for millimetre-wave low-power circuits to be used in automotive radar applications. Imec used a silicon-germanium: carbon heterojunction bipolar transistor process technology which improves device performance by adding small amounts of germanium and carbon to the silicon transistor base. Compared to III-V HBT devices, SiGe:C HBTs combine high-density and low-cost integration, making them more suitable for consumer applications.

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