EDN

To bias or not bias: New audio output transistors make that decision easy

ThermalTrak integrates power output transistors with thermal bias diode. One of the major design concerns in the output section of a typical class AB audio amplifier is output bias and stability over ...
EDN

Optimizing LDMOS Transistors Bias Control: Developing An Accurate Solution for Basestation RF Power Amplifiers

RF power amplifiers with LDMOS and GaAs transistors can provide excellent performance but require temperature-compensated bias circuitry. This article discusses how a programmable, linear ...
Electronic Design

Voltage Reference Bests Zener Diode as Low-Current Bias Source

There are times when you need to bias a low-current load and simply didn’t want to add another voltage regulator, or where you need a reasonable level of voltage accuracy, so a simple voltage divider ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Zero-Bias Power-Detector Circuits based on MoS

Scientists from RWTH Aachen University, AMO GmbH, AIXTRON SE, and EPFL have demonstrated power detectors based on Molybdenum disulphide (MoS 2) that operate at zero bias.