• DocumentCode
    926905
  • Title

    Regenerative Amplifier for Digital Computer Applications

  • Author

    Felker, J.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Whippany, N.J.
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1952
  • Firstpage
    1584
  • Lastpage
    1596
  • Abstract
    A description of the negative-resistance properties of the point-contact transistor is presented as an introduction to the description of a regenerative amplifier. The choice of circuit parameters for the amplifier is discussed and a sample design presented. The illustrative amplifier regenerates digital information at a megacycle rate and develops pulses with rise times of less than 0.05 ¿sec. It operates from supply voltages of +6 and -8 volts, with a battery drain of less than 0.05 watt. A complete set of computer building blocks has been designed around the amplifier. Their use is illustrated in two computer applications.
  • Keywords
    Application software; Batteries; Computer applications; Equivalent circuits; Frequency; Germanium; Impedance; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor diodes; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IRE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-8390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1952.274000
  • Filename
    4050872