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Depletion stop transistor
Assignee: Nokia Bell Labs
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Filing: 1986-01-30
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Granted: 1988-06-07
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Expires: 2006-01-30
Abstract
Abstract We have found that transistors have desirable device characteristics when the base region is composed of a lightly doped layer near the emitter junction and a heavily doped layer near the collector junction. The edge of the depletion region at the emitter-base junction is designed to stop in the lightly doped base region.
Inventors
- 👤 Chung Y. Chen
- 👤 Alfred Y. Cho
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 12:33
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D62/00; H10D62/10; H10D62/17; H10D62/177
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A transistor structure comprising an emitter region, a base region, and a collector region, said base region being intermediate said emitter region and said collector region, said emitter and collector regions having a first conductivity type and said base region having a second conductivity type, said base region having a depletion layer and further comprising a first region having a doping concentration less than 10 16 /cm 3 and a second region having a doping concentration greater than 10 17 /cm 3 , said doping concentration being essentially uniform except for an abrupt change at the interface of said first and said second regions, said first region contacting a region of opposite conductivity type and the depletion layer terminating in said first region at zero bias, said first region contacting said emitter region, said second region contacting said collector region and having a doping concentration greater than that of said collector region.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A transistor structure comprising an emitter region, a base region, and a collector region, said base region being intermediate said emitter region and said collector region, said emitter and collector regions having a first conductivity type and said base region having a second conductivity type, said base region having a depletion layer and further comprising a first region having a doping concentration less than 10 16 /cm 3 and a second region having a doping concentration greater than 10 17 /cm 3 , said doping concentration being essentially uniform except for an abrupt change at the interface of said first and said second regions, said first region contacting a region of opposite conductivity type and the depletion layer terminating in said first region at zero bias, said first region contacting said emitter region, said second region contacting said collector region and having a doping concentration greater than that of said collector region.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A structure as recited in claim 1 in which said second base region has a doping concentration greater than that of said emitter region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A structure as recited in claim 2 in which the conductivity type of said base region is p-type.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A structure as recited in claim 3 in which said regions comprise a Group III-V semiconductor compound.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A structure as recited in claim 4 in which said emitter region comprises AlGaAs.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A structure as recited in claim 5 in which said collector region comprises GaAs.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A structure as recited in claim 6 further comprising an electrical contact to said base region.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
A structure as recited in claim 1, in which said emitter region comprises third and fourth regions, said third region contacting said base region and being lightly doped, said depletion layer at the emitter-base junction stopping in said fourth region.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A structure as recited in claim 8 in which said fourth region has a doping concentration greater than that of said third region.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A structure as recited in claim 9 in which said third region has a doping concentration less than that of said base region.
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