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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2012
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Erik M. Dahlstrom, Burlington, VT (US);
Peter B. Gray, Jericho, VT (US);
Qizhi Liu, Waltham, MA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/072 (2012.01); H01L 31/109 (2006.01); H01L 31/0328 (2006.01); H01L 31/0336 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Heterojunction bipolar transistors with reduced base resistance, as well as fabrication methods for heterojunction bipolar transistors and design structures for BiCMOS integrated circuits. The heterojunction bipolar transistor includes a conductive layer between the intrinsic base and the extrinsic base. The conductive layer is comprised of a conductive material, such as a silicide, having a lower resistivity than the materials forming the intrinsic base and the extrinsic base.