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Static induction transistor
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<h2 id="characteristics">Characteristics</h2> <p>A SIT has: </p> <ul><li>short channel length</li> <li>low gate series resistance</li> <li>low gate-source capacitance</li> <li>small thermal resistance</li> <li>low noise</li> <li>low distortion</li> <li>high audio frequency power capability</li> <li>short turn-on and turn-off time, typically 0.25 μs</li></ul> <h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The SIT was invented by Japanese engineers <a href="/facts/Jun-ichi_Nishizawa/0M526AVU">Jun-ichi Nishizawa</a> and Y. Watanabe in 1950.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Digital_do_MaiN/hH3lqLjD">SIT-based Audio devices</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Static_induction_thyristor/ueNvaVco">Static induction thyristor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/JFET/oo5QxmTK">JFET</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Nishizawa, Jun-ichi (December 15, 1974). "Field-effect transistor versus analog transistor (static induction transistor)". IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 22 (4): 185–197. doi:10.1109/T-ED.1975.18103. S2CID 37015648. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/T-ED.1975.18103" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1109/T-ED.1975.18103</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Pass, Nelson (2013). "The Sony VFET Amplifier 40 Year Commemorative" (PDF). First Watt. Retrieved August 17, 2022. <a href="https://www.firstwatt.com/pdf/art_sony_vfet_40yr.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.firstwatt.com/pdf/art_sony_vfet_40yr.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Pass, Nelson (2013). "The Sony VFET Amplifier 40 Year Commemorative" (PDF). First Watt. Retrieved August 17, 2022. <a href="https://www.firstwatt.com/pdf/art_sony_vfet_40yr.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.firstwatt.com/pdf/art_sony_vfet_40yr.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>F. Patrick McCluskey; Thomas Podlesak; Richard Grzybowski, eds. (1996). High Temperature Electronics. CRC Press. p. 82. ISBN 0-8493-9623-9. <a href="0-8493-9623-9" target="_blank">0-8493-9623-9</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>