Ultra-Fast Silicon Bipolar Technology

This book presents an overview of important current and (near) future developments of high-performance bipolar devices and the corresponding technologies. It is written by foremost experts who are themselves engaged in the developments within the leading companies, thus giving the most up-to-date results. The reviews presented here show clearly that there remains a large potential for further progress in this field. This progress is characterized by the demands for higher speed and lower power consumption for single-chip systems. It is also apparent that a large part of this potential can be realized by rather unsophisticated techniques and configurations well suited to uncomplicated transfer to fabrication. The book is written in a style that should be understandable not only to experts but also to newcomers to the bipolar field.