摘要
Si1-xGex材料具有许多优良的性质,高质量的应变外延层可以把能带工程的概念引入到Ⅳ族器件之中。外延Si1-xGex基区的异质结双极型晶体管(HBT)获得了优良的性能,并且,其具有可以同硅工艺兼容的优点,把Si1-xGex同Si集成的BiCMOS工艺取得了很大的发展,已经达到了工业应用的水平。Si1-xGex工艺的发展,电路速度的提高,也促进了微波集成电路的进步,提高了SiMMIC的应用频段。从目前的发展现状来看,已经达到了在射频(RF)通信中广泛应用的阶段。
Si1-xGex material has many unique characteristics.The high performance strained epitaxial layer can introduce the concept of bandgap energy into the column devices.The epibase Si1-xGex heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) results in good performance.Because of the compatibility with Si process and the rapid progress of Bi CMOS integration,the Si1-xGex devices and process have already reach the industry application level.The development of Si1-xGex process and the improvement of the microwave circuits promote the development of microwave integrated circuits and the applicable frequency band of Si MMIC.The situation today implies that Si1-xGex technology have achieved the stage of extensive application in RF wireless telecommunication.
出处
《半导体情报》
1999年第3期18-24,共7页
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