The static induction transistor (SIT) is a type of field-effect transistor (FET) capable of high-speed and high-power operation, with low distortion and...
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which was its high forward blocking voltage. Static induction transistor MOS composite static induction thyristor Li, Siyuan; Liu Su; Yang, Jianhong;...
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inventions since the 1950s, including the PIN diode, static induction transistor, static induction thyristor, SIT/SITh. His inventions contributed to the...
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junction field-effect transistor (JFET). A JFET was first patented by Heinrich Welker in 1945. The static induction transistor (SIT), a type of JFET with...
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A diffused junction transistor is a transistor formed by diffusing dopants into a semiconductor substrate. The diffusion process was developed later than...
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A transistor is a semiconductor device with at least three terminals for connection to an electric circuit. In the common case, the third terminal controls...
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An insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is a three-terminal power semiconductor device primarily forming an electronic switch. It was developed to...
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A tetrode transistor is any transistor having four active terminals. There were two types of tetrode transistor developed in the early 1950s as an improvement...
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JFET (redirect from Junction Field-Effect Transistor)
Watanabe applied for a patent for a similar device in 1950 termed static induction transistor (SIT). The SIT is a type of JFET with a short channel. High-speed...
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bipolar transistors with the emitter of one transistor connected to the base of the other, such that the current amplified by the first transistor is amplified...
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OLED (section Thin-film transistor backplanes)
controlled sequentially, one by one, whereas AMOLED control uses a thin-film transistor (TFT) backplane to directly access and switch each individual pixel on...
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An organic field-effect transistor (OFET) is a field-effect transistor using an organic semiconductor in its channel. OFETs can be prepared either by vacuum...
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A ChemFET is a chemically-sensitive field-effect transistor, that is a field-effect transistor used as a sensor for measuring chemical concentrations...
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Central processing unit (section Transistor CPUs)
in large quantities. This standardization began in the era of discrete transistor mainframes and minicomputers, and has rapidly accelerated with the popularization...
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A unijunction transistor (UJT) is a three-lead electronic semiconductor device with only one junction. It acts exclusively as an electrically controlled...
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MOSFET (redirect from Metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor)
metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET, MOS-FET, MOS FET, or MOS transistor) is a type of field-effect transistor (FET), most commonly fabricated...
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Electronic component (section Transistors)
nanotube field-effect transistor) JFET (junction field-effect transistor) – N-channel or P-channel SIT (static induction transistor) MESFET (metal semiconductor...
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Gate driver (category Transistor amplifiers)
and produces a high-current drive input for the gate of a high-power transistor such as an IGBT or power MOSFET. Gate drivers can be provided either on-chip...
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(OLET) Pentode transistor Point-contact transistor Programmable unijunction transistor (PUT) Static induction transistor (SIT) Tetrode transistor Unijunction...
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An organic light-emitting transistor (OLET) is a form of transistor that emits light. These transistors have potential for digital displays and on-chip...
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Semiconductor device (section Transistor)
Three-terminal devices: Bipolar transistor Darlington transistor Field-effect transistor Insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) Silicon-controlled rectifier...
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unijunction transistor (PUT) is a three-lead electronic semiconductor device which is similar in its characteristics to a unijunction transistor (UJT), except...
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A nanoscale vacuum-channel transistor (NVCT) is a transistor in which the electron transport medium is a vacuum, much like a vacuum tube. In a traditional...
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TRIAC (section Static dv/dt)
current makes an equivalent NPN transistor switch on, which in turn draws current from the base of an equivalent PNP transistor, turning it on also. Part of...
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(OLET) Pentode transistor Point-contact transistor Programmable unijunction transistor (PUT) Static induction transistor (SIT) Tetrode transistor Unijunction...
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The point-contact transistor was the first type of transistor to be successfully demonstrated. It was developed by research scientists John Bardeen and...
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A fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) is a multigate device, a MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor) built on a substrate where the...
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Transformer (section Discovery of induction)
metallic (conductive) connection between the two circuits. Faraday's law of induction, discovered in 1831, describes the induced voltage effect in any coil...
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A pentode transistor is any transistor having five active terminals. One early pentode transistor was developed in the early 1950s as an improvement over...
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on/off control CSMT or MCS: MOS composite static induction thyristor PUT or PUJT: Programmable Unijunction Transistor: A thyristor with gate on n-type layer...
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