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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070218641 | FULLY SILICIDED EXTRINSIC BASE TRANSISTOR A system and method comprises forming an intrinsic base on a collector. The system and method further includes forming a fully silicided extrinsic base on the intrinsic base by a self-limiting silicidation process at a predetermined temperature and for a predetermined a... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20050242373 | Bipolar transistor having self-aligned silicide and a self-aligned emitter contact border The present invention provides a bipolar transistor having a raised extrinsic base silicide and an emitter contact border that are self-aligned. The bipolar transistor of the present invention exhibit reduced parasitics as compared with bipolar transistors that do not i... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050121748 | Bipolar transistor having self-aligned silicide and a self-aligned emitter contact border The present invention provides a bipolar transistor having a raised extrinsic base silicide and an emitter contact border that are self-aligned. The bipolar transistor of the present invention exhibit reduced parasitics as compared with bipolar transistors that do not i... | 06/09/2005 |