US3119985A
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Tunnel diode switch circuits for memories
Assignee: RCA Corp
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Filing: 1961-01-03
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Granted: 1964-01-28
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Expires: 1981-01-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Melvin M Kaufman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 11:52
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/51; H03K17/56; H03K17/58
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A SWITCH CIRCUIT COMPRISING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SIGNAL INPUT TERMINALS, A DIRECT CURRENT BIAS TERMINAL, AN IMPEDANCE AND A TUNNEL DIODE CONNECTED IN SERIES BETWEEN THE BIAS TERMINAL AND ONE OF SAID INPUT TERMINALS, AN INPUT TUNNEL RECTIFIER COUPLED BETWEEN THE OTHER OF SAID INPUT TERMINALS AND THE TUNNEL DIODE, SAID DIODE AND RECTIFIER BEING POLED AND BIASED SO THAT THE DIODE IS NORMALLY IN ONE OF ITS VOLTAGE STATES AND SO THAT AN INPUT PULSE ON ONLY ONE OF THE INPUT TERMINALS IS INSUFFICIENT TO RENDER SAID RECTIFIER CONDUCTIVE AND IS THEREBY PREVENTED FROM BEING COUPLED TO THE OTHER INPUT TERMINAL, AN OUT-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A SWITCH CIRCUIT COMPRISING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SIGNAL INPUT TERMINALS, A DIRECT CURRENT BIAS TERMINAL, AN IMPEDANCE AND A TUNNEL DIODE CONNECTED IN SERIES BETWEEN THE BIAS TERMINAL AND ONE OF SAID INPUT TERMINALS, AN INPUT TUNNEL RECTIFIER COUPLED BETWEEN THE OTHER OF SAID INPUT TERMINALS AND THE TUNNEL DIODE, SAID DIODE AND RECTIFIER BEING POLED AND BIASED SO THAT THE DIODE IS NORMALLY IN ONE OF ITS VOLTAGE STATES AND SO THAT AN INPUT PULSE ON ONLY ONE OF THE INPUT TERMINALS IS INSUFFICIENT TO RENDER SAID RECTIFIER CONDUCTIVE AND IS THEREBY PREVENTED FROM BEING COUPLED TO THE OTHER INPUT TERMINAL, AN OUT-
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