Abstract: An epitaxial base bipolar transistor comprising an epitaxial single crystal layer on a single crystal single substrate; a raised emitter on the semiconductor surface; a raised extrinsic base on the surface of the semiconductor substrate; an insulator between the raised emitter and the raised extrinsic base, wherein said insulator is a spacer; and a diffusion from the raised emitter and from the raised extrinsic base to provide an emitter diffusion and an extrinsic base diffusion in said single crystal substrate, wherein said emitter diffusion has an emitter diffusion junction depth, and wherein said emitter extends to said substrate surface and said base extends to said substrate surface, wherein said emitter to base surface height difference is less than 20% of said emitter junction depth is provided as well as methods for fabricating the same.

Abstract: An epitaxial base bipolar transistor comprising an epitaxial single crystal layer on a single crystal single substrate; a raised emitter on the semiconductor surface; a raised extrinsic base on the surface of the semiconductor substrate; an insulator between the raised emitter and the raised extrinsic base, wherein said insulator is a spacer; and a diffusion from the raised emitter and from the raised extrinsic base to provide an emitter diffusion and an extrinsic base diffusion in said single crystal substrate, wherein said emitter diffusion has an emitter diffusion junction depth, and wherein said emitter extends to said substrate surface and said base extends to..said substrate surface, wherein said emitter to base surface height difference is less than 20% of said emitter junction depth is provided as well as methods for fabricating the same.

Abstract: An epitaxial base bipolar transistor including an epitaxial single crystal layer on a single crystal single substrate; a raised emitter on a portion of the single crystal layer; a raised extrinsic base on a surface of the semiconductor substrate; an insulator between the raised emitter and the raised extrinsic base, wherein the insulator is a spacer; and a diffusion from the raised emitter and from the raised extrinsic base to provide an emitter diffusion and an extrinsic base diffusion in the single crystal layer, wherein the emitter diffusion has an emitter diffusion junction depth.

Abstract: An epitaxial base bipolar transistor comprising an epitaxial single crystal layer on a single crystal single substrate; a raised emitter on the semiconductor surface; a raised extrinsic base on the surface of the semiconductor substrate; an insulator between the raised emitter and the raised extrinsic base, wherein said insulator is a spacer; and a diffusion from the raised emitter and from the raised extrinsic base to provide an emitter diffusion and an extrinsic base diffusion in said single crystal substrate, wherein said emitter diffusion has an emitter diffusion junction depth, and wherein said emitter extends to said substrate surface and said base extends to said substrate surface. wherein said emitter to base surface height difference is less than 20% of said emitter junction depth is provided as well as methods for fabricating the same.