Heterojunction bipolar transistor design for power applications

Design rules of AlGaAs-GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors for power applications are presented and compared to those for Si microwave power transistors. Concepts discussed include the tradeoff between power gain, output power, power-added efficiency in the layout design, layer structure selection, and thermal design. >

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