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Ph.D. Dissertation Defense - Michael Oakley

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TitleLarge-signal Reliability of Silicon-germanium Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor Amplifiers

Committee:

Dr. John Cressler, ECE, Chair , Advisor

Dr. John Papapolymerou, ECE

Dr. Hua Wang, ECE

Dr. Gregory Durgin, ECE

Dr. Samuel Graham, ME

Abstract: 

This work focuses on the electrothermal impact of large RF voltage swings on SiGe HBTs used in LNA and PA circuits. Measurement data and simulation results are used to present a clear understanding of SiGe HBT reliability, and techniques are introduced to give circuit designers the tools necessary to optimize the performance-reliability trade-off in SiGe HBT amplifier designs.

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  • Workflow Status:Published
  • Created By:Daniela Staiculescu
  • Created:06/30/2016
  • Modified By:Fletcher Moore
  • Modified:10/07/2016

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