US4065782A
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Field-effect transistors
Assignee: UK Secretary of State for Defence
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Filing: 1976-10-15
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Granted: 1977-12-27
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Expires: 1996-10-15
Abstract
Abstract A field-effect transistor (FET) for use at microwave frequencies has electrodes which act as transmission lines. Gate electrodes can comprise a narrow operative part between the source and drain electrodes which provides gating action, and a gate supply part which lies outside the source and drain electrodes and is connected to the operative part by a plurality of connections distributed along its length. In one form the device can be used as an amplifier and as such is capable of providing higher power handling capacity than conventional FETs, since the device can be extended in size and phase differences between various parts of the device compensate for one another. Other forms and applications are disclosed as a modulator and as a convoluter.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth Walter Gray
- 👤 Huw David Rees
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 20:12
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/80; H10D30/87; H10D30/875; H10D30/873; H10D64/00; H10D64/20; H10D64/27; H10D64/311; H10D64/411; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/69; H10W95/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A field-effect transistor operable at microwave frequencies, said field-effect transistor having a source electrode, a drain electrode, at least one gate electrode, and an active region between said source electrode and said drain electrode, at least some of said electrodes being elongated transmission lines which have substantial length compared with the wavelengths of microwave signals in said transmission lines, and said transmission-line electrodes extending transversely to the direction of carrier flow from said source electrode to said drain electrode across said active region, whereby in use the phases of signals in said transmission-line electrodes vary continuously with distance along said active region in the direction transverse to the said direction of carrier flow.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A field-effect transistor operable at microwave frequencies, said field-effect transistor having a source electrode, a drain electrode, at least one gate electrode, and an active region between said source electrode and said drain electrode, at least some of said electrodes being elongated transmission lines which have substantial length compared with the wavelengths of microwave signals in said transmission lines, and said transmission-line electrodes extending transversely to the direction of carrier flow from said source electrode to said drain electrode across said active region, whereby in use the phases of signals in said transmission-line electrodes vary continuously with distance along said active region in the direction transverse to the said direction of carrier flow.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
The field-effect transistor of claim 9 wherein said transmission-line electrodes include a gate electrode comprising an elongated narrow operative gate part situated between said source and drain electrodes, and an elongated gate supply part situated outside said source and drain electrodes and electrically connected to said elongated operative gate part by a plurality of connections distributed along its length.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The field-effect transistor of claim 2 wherein said gate supply part is situated adjacent to said source electrode and forms together therewith a parallel-strip transmission line, and wherein said source and drain electrodes together form another parallel-strip transmission line.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The field-effect transistor of claim 1 formed on an insulating substrate with a conducting backing, so that said transmission lines are microstrip transmission lines.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The field-effect transistor of claim 2 formed on an insulating substrate with a conducting backing, so that said transmission lines are microstrip transmission lines.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The field-effect transistor of claim 1 wherein he transmission-line velocities of said transmission lines are equal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The field-effect transistor of claim 9 wherein at lest one of said transmission-line electrodes has side arms extending in directions transverse to the direction of elongation of said transmission-line electrode and periodically distributed along the length of said electrode.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The field-effect transistor of claim 7 wherein the side arms extend over but do not make ohmic electrical contact with a portion of highly doped semiconductor material in said transistor.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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US3969745A
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-12-26 | 1981-06-27 | 1981-12-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-12-26 | 1985-06-27 | 1985-12-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-12-26 | 1989-06-27 | 1989-12-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |