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Heterojunctional collector-top type bi-polar transistor

Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1989-07-05
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Granted: 1990-02-20
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Expires: 2009-07-05
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Abstract

Abstract A heterojunction type bi-polar transistor which has a heterojunction in the boundary between an intrinsic base region and an external base region to thereby eliminate the periphery effect and accordingly obtain a high current amplification factor.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hiroji Kawai
  • 👤 Kenichi Taira

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 16:07
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D10/00; H10D10/80; H10D10/821

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 86 words
A transistor, said transistor formed as a heterojunction collector-top type bi-polar transistor, said transistor having an emitter region, intrinsic and external base regions, and a collector region formed on a compound semiconductor substrate, and a heterojunctin structure forming a boundary between said intrinsic base region formed adjacent said external base region, wherein said transistor has a substrate, an emitter region formed on said substrate, and a collector region formed on top of said emitter region, said intrinsic base region formed between said emitter and collector regions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 86 words
A transistor, said transistor formed as a heterojunction collector-top type bi-polar transistor, said transistor having an emitter region, intrinsic and external base regions, and a collector region formed on a compound semiconductor substrate, and a heterojunctin structure forming a boundary between said intrinsic base region formed adjacent said external base region, wherein said transistor has a substrate, an emitter region formed on said substrate, and a collector region formed on top of said emitter region, said intrinsic base region formed between said emitter and collector regions.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

JPS59208873A Cited
US4712121A Cited
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JPH06119167A Cited

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