Compensation of self-heating effect in DC and pulse characteristics of HBTs

A simple technique to compensate the self-heating effect in DC and pulse characteristics of HBTs is proposed and demonstrated. Due to the cancellation of the positive and negative thermal-electric feedback inside HBTs, the compensation is achieved by inserting a specified resistance in the base bias circuit. An analytical expression specifying the resistance is also presented.

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