An Analysis of Distortion in Bipolar Transistors Using Integral Charge Control Model and Volterra Series

IEEE Transactions on Circuit Theory

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1973, Pages 341-351

  Narayanan, Sundaram ^a   Poon, H C ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS; TRANSISTORS, BIPOLAR - MODELING;

INTEGRAL CHARGE CONTROL MODEL; VOLTERRA SERIES;

SIGNAL DISTORTION;

EID: 0015640432     PISSN: 00189324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCT.1973.1083708     Document Type: Article

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