Current-voltage characteristics and noise performance of a static induction transistor for video frequency

Author

Tamamushi, T. ; Akiyama, Toshiyuki ; Nishizawa, Jun-ichi

Author_Institution

Semicond. Res. Inst., Sendai, Japan

Volume

35

Issue

7

fYear

1988

fDate

7/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1130

Lastpage

1136

Abstract

The current-voltage characteristics and the noise properties of the triode-like-mode static induction transistor (SIT) have been examined to estimate the noise performance of the SIT for preamplifier circuits in video frequency regions. Empirical formulas for the current-voltage characteristics and the input equivalent noise resistance have been obtained. A figure of merit for the noise performance of the SIT amplifier is introduced. It is used to determine the operating point at which the noise level becomes minimum

Keywords

electron device noise; field effect transistors; preamplifiers; video amplifiers; I/V characteristics; SIT; current-voltage characteristics; figure of merit; input equivalent noise resistance; noise performance; preamplifier circuits; static induction transistor; triode-like-mode; video frequency; Circuit noise; Current-voltage characteristics; Epitaxial layers; Frequency estimation; Noise level; Preamplifiers; Semiconductor device noise; Thyristors; Video sharing; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9383

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/16.3374

Filename

3374