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Transistor design considerations for low-noise preamplifiers

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Fair, RB
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
January 1, 1976

A review is presented of design considerations for GaAs Schottky-barrier FETs and other types of transistors in low-noise amplifiers for capacitive sources which are used in nuclear radiation detectors and high speed fiberoptic communication systems. Ultimate limits on performance are evaluated in terms of the g /C. ratio and the gate leakage current to minimize the noise sources. Si bipolar transistors and the future prospects of GaAs, Si and InAs MISFETs are discussed, and performance is compared to FETs currently being used in low-noise preamplifiers. Copyright © 1976 by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

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IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

DOI

EISSN

1558-1578

ISSN

0018-9499

Publication Date

January 1, 1976

Volume

23

Issue

1

Start / End Page

217 / 225

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 0903 Biomedical Engineering
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
 

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Fair, R. B. (1976). Transistor design considerations for low-noise preamplifiers. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 23(1), 217–225. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.1976.4328242
Fair, R. B. “Transistor design considerations for low-noise preamplifiers.” IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 23, no. 1 (January 1, 1976): 217–25. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.1976.4328242.
Fair RB. Transistor design considerations for low-noise preamplifiers. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 1976 Jan 1;23(1):217–25.
Fair, R. B. “Transistor design considerations for low-noise preamplifiers.” IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 23, no. 1, Jan. 1976, pp. 217–25. Scopus, doi:10.1109/TNS.1976.4328242.
Fair RB. Transistor design considerations for low-noise preamplifiers. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 1976 Jan 1;23(1):217–225.

Published In

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

DOI

EISSN

1558-1578

ISSN

0018-9499

Publication Date

January 1, 1976

Volume

23

Issue

1

Start / End Page

217 / 225

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 0903 Biomedical Engineering
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics