PULSING AND CROSSTALK STUDIES IN SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUITS.

Abstract

Pulse Power Study: A study is underway to determine the factors necessary to characterize the optimum performance of silicon planar transistors for use as power amplifiers in RF pulse type applications. A leterature search has been made with results included herein. The specification of the satisfactory operating region of the transistor has been studied. In particular, the junction temperature limitation of a transistor operating high power levels has been investigated. Some thermal characteristics of the devices under consideration have been evaluated. Detailed voltage limitation characterization is presented. Crosstalk Study: Distortion measurements were taken on a 2N700A transistor to determine the effect of input impedance, load resistance, emitter current, collector voltage, and signal amplitude on harmonic distortion. A mathematical model was developed that predicts fairly closely the amplitudes of the fundamental and the first three distrotion harmonics. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 14, 1963
Accession Number
AD0424458

Entities

People

  • G. Burton Harrold
  • Gerald Clafin

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Amplitude
  • Co-Channel Interference
  • Distortion
  • Electronic Amplifier
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Power Amplifiers
  • Power Levels
  • Radio Frequency Pulses
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Transistors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics