MECHANISM GENERATING CURRENT OSCILLATIONS IN BISPIN, A NEW SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

摘要

The operation of a new semiconductor device named BISPIN is analyzed. In certain modes the current oscil- lates with a frequency that depends on the incident light intensity, the supply voltage, the load impedance, and the temperature. Three different modes of current oscillation are distinguished by the state of the distributed p+-n junction and by whether the light does or does not have an effect. The mechanism by which those oscil- lations arise in the gate mode is considered in detail.