• DocumentCode
    874826
  • Title

    Linear applications of p-n-p-n tetrode

  • Author

    Voulgaris, Nicholas C. ; Yang, Edward S.

  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1970
  • Firstpage
    146
  • Lastpage
    150
  • Abstract
    If a four-terminal p-n-p-n device is connected in such a way that its center junction is reversed-biased and the other two junctions are forward-biased, the device can operate as a small-signal semiconductor tetrode amplifier. This capability is demonstrated in this paper by investigating the following linear circuit applications; a controllable-gain amplifier, a signal multiplier, an amplitude modulator, and a voltage-controlled adjustable negative resistance.
  • Keywords
    Amplifiers; Semiconductor devices; amplifiers; semiconductor devices; Amplitude modulation; Circuit synthesis; Circuit testing; Distortion measurement; Equations; Equivalent circuits; Frequency synthesizers; NASA; Operational amplifiers; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9200
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JSSC.1970.1050097
  • Filename
    1050097