Title :
Four-Gate Transistor Voltage-Controlled Negative Differential Resistance Device and Related Circuit Applications
Author :
Akarvardar, K. ; Chen, S. ; Vandersand, J. ; Blalock, B. ; Schrimpf, R. ; Prothro, B. ; Britton, C. ; Cristoloveanu, S. ; Gentil, P. ; Mojarradi, M.M.
Author_Institution :
IMEP, Grenoble
Abstract :
A novel voltage-controlled negative differential resistance device, using complementary SOI four-gate transistors (G4-FETs) is presented. Innovative LC oscillator and Schmitt trigger circuits based on the G4-FET NDR device are experimentally demonstrated
Keywords :
field effect transistors; silicon-on-insulator; trigger circuits; voltage-controlled oscillators; FET; LC oscillator; NDR device; SOI; Schmitt trigger circuits; four-gate transistor; voltage-controlled negative differential resistance device; Amplitude modulation; Conference proceedings; Diodes; FETs; Frequency; Hysteresis; Trigger circuits; USA Councils; Voltage; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
International SOI Conference, 2006 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Niagara Falls, NY
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0289-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1078-621X
DOI :
10.1109/SOI.2006.284438