A one dimensional approximation of the TRIM transistor consists of an electron-hole plasma in series with a high field near the intrinsic region. Our analysis of this type of structure differs from a previous one in that it allows a variable plasma width,

V/cm

V/cm where W
bis plasma width, J
bis base current density, V
Tis collector voltage and ε is electric field in the high field region. This expression is valid when

where W
Tis the width of the near intrinsic region. Given a plasma density greater than the background doping density, the current gain ratio for pnp-type structures is identical in form to that of npn-type structures, i.e.,

, where

is a carrier diffusion length for emitter injected carriers. The analytical closed form solution gives physical insight into TRIM design and compares favorably to the more accurate computer analysis.