Morgan Olsson wrote:

> But why don4t we see discrete schottky transistors??  I believe they
> would be very fast, have low Vbe etc.

  To summarise the other answers; Schottky transistors have the same Vbe
as a normal (Silicon) device.

  If however it was in fact Vcesat that you were thinking of, you're in
for a nasty shock as by the same token, Schottky-clamped transistors
have a *higher* Vcesat.

  Cheers,
        Paul B.