DIAMOND CIRCUIT CONSIDERATIONS

Abstract

The diamond circuit is a gated unity gain amplifier, the principal virtue of which is its extremely high input and output impedance in the Off state. The circuit has a wide variety of uses, but has several drawbacks which limit it at the present time to a few specialized functions. In space electronics, where power is very expensive, the use of diamonds in place of digital elements can provide large savings in power. Diamonds have been flown on several scientific spacecraft including the historic Mariner IV and the recent (16 December 1965) Pioneer VI, both of which are now orbiting the sun.

Document Details

• Document Type: Technical Report
• Publication Date: Jul 21, 1966
• Accession Number: AD0637166

Entities

People

• John D. Mccarron

Organizations

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Abstracts
• Air Force
• Amplifiers
• Capacitors
• Ceramic Capacitors
• Circuits
• Data Storage Systems
• Dielectrics
• Electrolytic Capacitors
• Electronics
• Equations
• Errors
• Gain
• Pnp Transistors
• Semiconductors
• Spacecraft
• Transistors

Fields of Study

• Physics

Readers

• Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
• Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
• Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

• Microelectronics
• Space
• Space - Satellites