A terahertz transistor based on geometrical deflection of ballistic current

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 345-347

  Diduck, Quentin ^a   Margala, Martin ^a   Feldman, Marc J ^a  

^a University of Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTIC CURRENT; GATED MICROSTRUCTURES; GEOMETRICAL DEFLECTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FREQUENCY BANDS; LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS;

TRANSISTORS;

EID: 34250336889     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249522     Document Type: Conference Paper

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