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A method and system for providing a bipolar transistor is described. The method and system include providing a compound base region, providing an emitter region coupled with the compound base region, and providing a collector region coupled with the compound base region. The bipolar transistor may a

A method and system for providing a bipolar transistor is described. The method and system include providing a compound base region, providing an emitter region coupled with the compound base region, and providing a collector region coupled with the compound base region. The bipolar transistor may also include at least one other predetermined portion. The method and system also include providing at least one predetermined amount of oxygen to at least one of the compound base region, the emitter region, the collector region, and the predetermined portion of the bipolar transistor.

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I claim: 1. A heterostructure semiconductor device comprising: a compound semiconductive layer including at least two materials selected from silicon, germanium, carbon, gallium, indium, aluminum, arsenic, and phosphorus, a first region having first doping type formed using the compound semiconduct

I claim: 1. A heterostructure semiconductor device comprising: a compound semiconductive layer including at least two materials selected from silicon, germanium, carbon, gallium, indium, aluminum, arsenic, and phosphorus, a first region having first doping type formed using the compound semiconductive layer; at least one additional semiconductive region having a second doping type opposite of the first doping type; and at least one of the first semiconductive region and the additional semiconductive region including at least one predetermined amount of oxygen. 2. The heterostructure semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein the heterostructure semiconductor device includes at least one of a heterojunction bipolar transistor, a high electron mobility transistor, a field-effect transistor, and a laser diode. 3. A bipolar transistor comprising: a compound semiconductive base region; an emitter semiconductive region coupled with the compound semiconductive base region; and a collector semiconductive region coupled with the compound semiconductive base region; at least one of the compound base semiconductive region, the emitter semiconductive region, the collector semiconductive region, and a predetermined portion of the bipolar transistor including at least one predetermined amount of oxygen. 4. The bipolar transistor of claim 3 further comprising: at least one spacer residing between the compound base region and the collector region, the predetermined portion including the at least one spacer. 5. The bipolar transistor of claim 3 further comprising: at least one spacer residing between the compound base and the emitter, the predetermined portion including the at least one spacer. 6. The bipolar transistor of claim 3 further comprising: at least one silicon seed layer, the predetermined portion including the at least one silicon seed layer. 7. The bipolar transistor of claim 6 wherein the at least one silicon seed layer is undoped. 8. The bipolar transistor of claim 6 wherein the collector region includes a first predetermined amount of oxygen and the at least one silicon seed layer includes a second predetermined amount of oxygen. 9. The bipolar transistor of claim 3 further comprising: at least one capping layer between the emitter region and the compound base region, the predetermined portion including the at least one capping layer. 10. The bipolar transistor of claim 9 wherein the emitter region includes a first predetermined amount of oxygen and the at least one capping layer includes a second predetermined amount of oxygen. 11. The bipolar transistor of claim 3 wherein the predetermined amount is provided in-situ oxygen incorporation during CVD growth. 12. The bipolar transistor of claim 3 wherein the compound base region includes SiGe or SiGeC. 13. A bipolar transistor comprising: a silicon seed layer; a compound base semiconductive region including at least one of SiGe and SiGeC and formed on the silicon seed layer; a first spacer; an emitter semiconductive region coupled with the compound base semiconductive region and formed on the silicon seed layer, the first spacer between the compound base semiconductive region and the emitter semiconductive region; a collector semiconductive region coupled with the compound base semiconductive region and formed on the silicon seed layer; a second spacer between the compound base semiconductive region and the collector semiconductive region; and a capping layer residing between the first spacer and the emitter semiconductive region; at least one of the compound base semiconductive region, the emitter semiconductive region, the collector semiconductive region, the silicon seed layer, the first spacer, the second spacer, and the capping layer including at least one predetermined amount of oxygen. 14. A semiconductor device comprising: at least one bipolar transistor, each of the at least one bipolar transistor including a compound base semiconductive region, an emitter semiconductive region coupled with the compound base semiconductive region, and a collector semiconductive region coupled with the compound base semiconductive region; wherein at least one of the compound base semiconductive region, the emitter semiconductive region, the collector semiconductive region, and a predetermined portion of the bipolar transistor includes at least one predetermined amount of oxygen. 15. A bipolar transistor comprising: a compound base region; an emitter region coupled with the compound base region; a collector region coupled with the compound base region; at least one of the compound base region, the emitter region, the collector region, and a predetermined portion of the bipolar transistor including at least one predetermined amount of oxygen; and at least one silicon seed layer, the predetermined portion including the at least one silicon seed layer. 16. A bipolar transistor comprising: a compound base region; an emitter region coupled with the compound base region; a collector region coupled with the compound base region; at least one of the compound base region, the emitter region, the collector region, and a predetermined portion of the bipolar transistor including at least one predetermined amount of oxygen; and at least one undoped silicon seed layer, the predetermined portion including the at least one undoped silicon seed layer. 17. A bipolar transistor comprising: a compound base region; an emitter region coupled with the compound base region; a collector region coupled with the compound base region; at least one of the compound base region, the emitter region, the collector region, and a predetermined portion of the bipolar transistor including at least one predetermined amount of oxygen and wherein the collector region includes a first predetermined amount of oxygen and the at least one silicon seed layer includes a second predetermined amount of oxygen. 18. A bipolar transistor comprising: a compound base region; an emitter region coupled with the compound base region; a collector region coupled with the compound base region; at least one of the compound base region, the emitter region, the collector region, and a predetermined portion of the bipolar transistor including at least one predetermined amount of oxygen; and at least one capping layer between the emitter region and the compound base region, the predetermined portion including the at least one capping layer and wherein the emitter region includes a first predetermined amount of oxygen and the at least one capping layer includes a second predetermined amount of oxygen.