Advanced HBT microelectronics at Northrop Grumman Space Technology

Northrop Grumman space technology (NGST) is developing advanced InP-based HBT microelectronics for next generation high performance aerospace, defense and commercial applications. In this paper we describe these production and advanced technologies including a 0.25 um InP HBT. We present device description, performance, and circuit demonstrations for these technologies.

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