Fundamental considerations of power dissipation limits in some bistable transistor pulse circuits

The problem of determining the minimum power that has to be dissipated by a transistor flip-flop covering a set of given specifications is one of general interest. Among the various significant considerations which determine the power level are: output power requirements, stability, temperature variations, and required speed of operation. The following considerations deal mainly with the problems of speed limitations at various power dissipation levels. The investigated circuits employ silicon devices to insure good temperature stability and are based upon a design which offers good stability and a constant output voltage. The required increase in power level which is necessary for a desired increase in output voltage is also discussed.