CIRCUIT APPLICATIONS OF THE NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCES IN HETEROJUNCTION GAAS MISFETS

被引:9
作者
DELHAYE, E
AGUILA, T
WOLNY, M
BOISSENOT, P
机构
[1] L.E.P. -Laboratoires d'Electronique Philips, Limeil-brevannes cedex, 94451, 3, avenue Descartes
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1990年 / 29卷 / 02期
关键词
Digital circuits; FET's; MISFET's; Negative resistance; Semiconductor devices and materials;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.29.236
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Circuit applications of the negative differential resistance existing in the I-V characteristics of WN gate GaAlAs-GaAs MISFET's are presented for the first time. Both negative drain conductance and negative transconductance are used to implement a bistable flip-flop, frequency multiplication circuit and exclusive NOR gate, thus offering an interesting alternative to resonant tunnelling devices with the advantage of a much simpler epitaxial structure. © 1990 The Japan Society of Applied Physics.
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页码:236 / 239
页数:4
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