Title :
Transient limitations of bipolar transistors under a step-function emitter-base voltage excitation
Author :
Das, Mukunda B. ; Humenick, John M.
Author_Institution :
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.
Abstract :
The drift-cum-diffusion mechanimn in the transistor base sets the ultimate speed of the transient response of its collector current when excited by an emitter-base step-function voltage. The response characteristics are calculated with reference to an analog RC transmission line and used to determine the frequency-domain response.
Keywords :
Bipolar transistors; Capacitance; Delay effects; Differential equations; Impedance; Impurities; Resistors; Transient response; Transmission lines; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1973.9235
