NEW METHOD FOR EXTRACTING COLLECTOR SERIES RESISTANCE OF BIPOLAR-TRANSISTORS

Authors
VERZELLESI G TURETTA R CAPPELLIN M PAVAN P CHANTRE A ZANONI E
Citation
G. Verzellesi et al., NEW METHOD FOR EXTRACTING COLLECTOR SERIES RESISTANCE OF BIPOLAR-TRANSISTORS, Electronics Letters, 29(10), 1993, pp. 931-933
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
29
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
931 - 933
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1993)29:10<931:NMFECS>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
A new technique for extracting the collector series resistance of bipo lar transistors is presented. The method is based on impact-ionisation -induced base current reversal and provides the value which the collec tor resistance assumes in the forward active region of operation.