We report the first microwave AlAs/GaAs tunnel emitter bipolar transistor utilizing nonequilibrium electron transport in the base. At an emitter current density of 1×105 A cm−2, current gain of greater than unity is measured up to a frequency of 40 GHz. dc current gains of 82 and 53 are measured for devices with emitter stripe widths of 9 and 1.5 μm, respectively. Enhanced device scaling is made possible with the extremely high velocity in the thin base region.
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Levi et al. (1989) studied this question.