• DocumentCode
    1319005
  • Title

    Negative conductance in semiconductors

  • Author

    Kroemer, Herbert

  • Author_Institution
    Fairchild Semiconductor
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1968
  • Firstpage
    47
  • Lastpage
    56
  • Abstract
    Until recently, investigators have been frustrated in their attempts at applying microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies to semiconductor devices. During the last few years, the discovery of avalanche transit-time and Gunn effects in bulk semiconductors has been met with overwhelming enthusiasm. The successful fabrication of models presently utilizing these negative-conductance phenomena has given these high-frequency devices an optimistic outlook for the future.
  • Keywords
    Conductivity; Electrons; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Gunn devices; Microwave devices; Microwave transistors; Physics; Semiconductor devices; Solid state circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1968.5215632
  • Filename
    5215632