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Semiconductor device with optimal distance between emitter and trench isolation

US5109263A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 1990
Grant dateApr 28, 1992
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/177
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vertical bipolar transistor arrangement in which the distance between the emitter and the isolation region is kept within a range determined by the sum of emitter depth and base width (i.e., the thickness of the base in the depth direction). This keeps the carriers given by the emitter from getting trapped inside, thereby preventing the cut-off frequency from dropping.

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