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Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Department of Electron Devices
Microelectronics, BSc course
Bipolar transistors 1
http://www.eet.bme.hu/~poppe/miel/en/06-bipolar1.ppt
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Department of Electron Devices
Structure of bipolar
transistors
► Cross-sectional
diagram,
► Layout photographs
► The inner transistor
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Department of Electron Devices
Structure of bipolar transistors
Two PN junctions in close proximity (few m-s)
emitter
bipolar junction
transistor
base
BJT
collector
This is the planar transistor
Two options: npn or pnp structure
Identical operation, we shall discuss npn devices only …
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Department of Electron Devices
Structure of bipolar transistors
emitter
base
n-type
diffusion
collector
p-type
diffusion
base concentration
In principle symmetrical,
practically not…
wBM
"metallurgical"
emitter
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base
collector
base width
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Department of Electron Devices
Structure of bipolar transistors
emitter
base
collector
B
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E
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Department of Electron Devices
Structure of bipolar transistors
Low power transistor
Chip size:
~ 0.50.50.3 mm
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Department of Electron Devices
Structure of bipolar transistors
Medium power transistor
B
E
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Department of Electron Devices
BJT structure for IC-s
base contact
emitter
base
collector contact
collector
burried layer
n type
island
p-Si
substrate
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Department of Electron Devices
BJT in an integrated circuit
B
E
B
E
C
collector
burried layer
n type
island
p-Si
substrate
C
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Department of Electron Devices
"Inner transistor" and parasitics
inner transistor
"Inner": where the 3 layers (n,p,n) are in front of each other
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Department of Electron Devices
Conditions of transistor operation
1. At least one layer (on one side) is more heavily doped
than the middle layer.
2. The middle layer (base) is much thinner than the
diffusion length of the minority carriers.
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Department of Electron Devices
Operation of the
bipolar transistor
► The
transistor effect
► Currents in a bipolar transistor
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Department of Electron Devices
The transistor effect
A BJT is more than just two diodes!
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Department of Electron Devices
The transistor effect
The symbol of the BJT
1949
Emitter
Base
Collector
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Department of Electron Devices
Currents in a BJT
Normal active operation: EB junction open, CB closed
recombination
I C   A  I E  I CB 0
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A = current gain
(common base, steady-state,
normal active)
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Department of Electron Devices
Currents in a BJT
I C   A  I E  I CB 0
recombination
Injection efficiency:
Transport efficiency:
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I En
e 
IE
I Cn
tr 
I En
A  e tr
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Department of Electron Devices
Currents in a BJT
Charge in the base. Homogeneous & inhomogeneous base
built-in field
open
closed
open
closed
CB junction
as a sink
sink
Diffusion charge
QB base charge:
charge of the minority carriers
injected from the emitter
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inhomogeneous base:
“built-in” electrical field
Drift transistor
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Department of Electron Devices
Potentials
Effective base width
wB  wBM  S  S
'
E
'
C
SC' ~ U Dc  U BC
wB  f (U CB )
Base width modulation
UB – built-in potential of the
base
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