Abstract
An experimental investigation, supported by computer simulation, is reported which is concerned with the question of how much the dc standby current of bipolar transistor flip flops can be lowered without losing bistability. The static behavior and static stability of flip flops at currents from below 1 pa to 1 ma is analyzed in the state plane by means of the voltage transfer characteristics. A figure of merit is derived for the static stability based on the area enclosed by the transfer characteristics. The results show that even in the picoampere range flip flops can be operated in a stable mode. Flip flops with inversely operated transistors have a smaller figure of merit than those with transistors working in the normal mode.
| Translated title of the contribution | Static Stability of Bipolar Transistor Flipflops at Extremely Small Currents. |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 401-406 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | AEU. Archiv fur Elektronik und Ubertragungstechnik |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| State | Published - 1977 |