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Silicon (Si) bipolar transistor technology, despite its desirable features of fast switching speed, high transconductance, and excellent current-drive capability at room temperature (RT = 300 K), is often viewed as unsuitable for the cryogenic environment because its current gain (β = Jc/JB), frequency response, and circuit speed typically degrade strongly with cooling [1,2]. Recent evidence [3–6] indicates, however, that careful profile design can be used to achieve respectable Si bipolar performance down to liquid-nitrogen temperature (LNT = 77 K). Even with these improvements, however, it is unlikely that conventionally designed Si bipolar technology will offer performance attractive enough to make it a serious contender to CMOS, a proven technology for cryogenic applications.
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Cressler, J.D. (2001). Silicon-Germanium Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor. In: Balestra, F., Ghibaudo, G. (eds) Device and Circuit Cryogenic Operation for Low Temperature Electronics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3318-1_4
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