DocumentCode
1467147
Title
A new form of regenerative switching device-the camel switch
Author
Al-bustani, Ausama
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Lancashire Polytech., Preston, UK
Volume
35
Issue
11
fYear
1988
fDate
11/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1963
Lastpage
1971
Abstract
A new form of two-state switching device is proposed and analyzed. The new structure is composed of a camel diode and an adjoining p+ -n junction arranged in a back-to-back configuration. With negative voltage applied to the cathode, a regenerative feedback mechanism is established, which is the key to the proper operation of this camel switch. The relationship between the design parameters and the device performance is presented. The effects of the recombination-generation mechanism and the minority carriers are also included
Keywords
feedback; minority carriers; semiconductor diodes; semiconductor switches; camel diode; camel switch; design parameters; minority carriers; negative voltage; p+-n junction; recombination-generation mechanism; regenerative feedback mechanism; regenerative switching device; two-state switching device; Cathodes; Charge carrier processes; Impurities; Molecular beam epitaxial growth; Optical modulation; P-n junctions; Schottky diodes; Semiconductor diodes; Switches; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9383
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/16.7411
Filename
7411
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