THE TRANSISTOR AS A NETWORK ELMENT

J. T. Bangert
Bel l Telephone Laboratories
Murray H i l l , N. J.
(Abstract)
The develoument of the transistor has provided an a ct i ve e:Lem ent havi ng
'important advaniages i n space and power. A s a resul t , t he quest i on ari ses h-hether
st r at egi c i nser t i on of such active elements in passive neixJorks mi ght l ead t o in-
t er est i ng r esul t s. This paper describes a t heor et i cal anal ysi s, ccnfirmed Cy
experiment, of cer t ai n possi bl e network appl i cat i ons of t r ansi st or s. FOG? Cenerd
are considered i n which t r ansi st or s ar e used as follows: t o reduce det -
ri ment al effect s of di ssi pat i ve react i ve el ement s, t o el i mi nat e t he necessi t y f o r
inductors i n f r equency sel ect i ve ci r cui t s, t o produce two terni.mil envelop= delay
structures having zero xoss, and t o i nver t t he impedance of r eact i ve st r uct ur es.
The conclusion i s drawn t hat j udi ci ous i nt er sper si on of t r ans i s t or s i n . a
mission network enables the achievement of performance'which would ot her r i se be
unobtainable or uneconomical.
SOME APPLICATION ASPECTS OF THE TETRODE TRANSISTORS
L. DHork, C. Huang, and H. W. Palmer
Sylvania Electric Products Inc.
Ipswich, Mass
(Abstract)
The t et r ode t r ansi st or consi st s of a base pel l et , a point corLtact c oXe c t or
electrode, and emitter point contacts. Electrical'characteristics i nS- cat e
t hat t he two emitters can be made to operate nearly independently, and 2:; ;.;eny of
t he ci r cui t appl i cat i ons one t et rode can replace two poi nt contact, t r i a i c transis-
t or s
To be published in full in the July issue of the Sylvania Technologisc.
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