• DocumentCode
    1063855
  • Title

    Effect of carrier diffusion on the small-signal behavior of IMPATT diodes

  • Author

    Brazil, Thomas J. ; Scanlan, Sean O.

  • Author_Institution
    Plessey Company, Ltd., Northants, England
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1979
  • fDate
    5/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    786
  • Lastpage
    795
  • Abstract
    An approach to the detailed computer simulation of dc and small-signal IMPATT behavior is described in which allowance is made for carrier-diffusion effects. Results are presented for a variety of structures in Si and GaAs, including high-efficiency structures using the latter material. The results from the simulation are also compared with the predictions of a quasi-static theory for a particular case, and good general agreement is observed.
  • Keywords
    Admittance; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Diodes; Economic forecasting; Finite difference methods; Linear systems; Partial differential equations; Predictive models;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-ED.1979.19494
  • Filename
    1480072