RF power performance improvement of multi-finger power bipolar transistor by non-uniform emitter finger spacing design without the use of emitter ballasting resistor

Zheng ZHANG; Yan-Hua ZHANG; Dong-Yue JIN; Wei-Cong NA; Hong-Yun XIE

doi:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2021.03.008

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