DocumentCode
746679
Title
Comparison of the optimum base width for ECL propagation delay and maximum oscillation frequency
Author
Vaidyanathan, Mani ; Roulston, David J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Volume
42
Issue
2
fYear
1995
fDate
2/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
365
Lastpage
367
Abstract
The condition for minimum ECL propagation delay time, as the device base width is varied, is obtained in terms of the transistor delay times. This condition is compared to that for optimum maximum oscillation frequency, and it is shown that minimum ECL delay occurs essentially when the base width is chosen to optimize a combination of the “average” and peak maximum oscillation frequencies
Keywords
bipolar logic circuits; bipolar transistors; circuit oscillations; delays; emitter-coupled logic; ECL propagation delay; maximum oscillation frequency; minimum delay time; optimum base width; transistor delay times; Bipolar transistors; Capacitance; Circuits; Delay effects; Frequency; Logic devices; Propagation delay; Switches; Thermal resistance; Transconductance;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9383
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/16.370053
Filename
370053
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