Microwave damage susceptibility trend of the silicon NPN monolithic composite transistor as a function of structure parameters

Jin Wenxuan; Chai Changchun; Liu Yuqian; Wu Han; Yang Yintang

doi:10.11884/hplpb201931.190218

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