Ching-Te Chuang, G.P. Li, et al.
IEEE Electron Device Letters
This letter examines the encroachment of extrinsic-base dopants in submicrometer n-p-n transistors. We measured I and I in devices defined by the same emitter mask on two wafers which were identically processed except for a split on the sidewall spacer. It was found that I was identical although the actual emitter area differed by a factor of 1.8 due to different sidewall thickness. In contrast, the base current I was proportional to the actual emitter area, conforming to the common belief that I is dominated by surface recombination at the poly/ monosilicon interface in poly-emitter transistors. In addition, the reverse emitter-base (E-B) leakage was found to be higher on the wafer with the thinner sidewall. These results were attributed to the lateral encroachment of the extrinsic-base dopants upon the active region, which limited the effective area for I injection, and caused increasing leakage along the perimeter. Copyright © 1987 by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
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