Static induction transistor

<p>The static induction transistor (SIT) is a type of <a href="/facts/Field-effect_transistor/TerYC6Nz">field-effect transistor</a> (FET) capable of high-speed and high-power operation, with low distortion and low noise. It is a vertical structure device with short multichannel. The device was originally known as a VFET, with V being short for vertical. Being a vertical device, the SIT structure offers advantages in obtaining higher breakdown voltages than a conventional FET. For the SIT, the breakdown voltage is not limited by the surface breakdown between gate and drain, allowing it to operate at a very high current and voltage. The SIT has a current-voltage characteristic similar to a <a href="/facts/Triode/IGbT0RHa">vacuum tube triode</a> and it was therefore used in high-end audio products, including power amplifiers from <a href="/facts/Sony/7x4tCtBd">Sony</a> in the second half of the 1970s and <a href="/facts/Yamaha_Corporation/VaulfF9U">Yamaha</a> from 1973-1980. The Sony n-channel SIT had the model number 2SK82 with its p-channel complement named 2SJ28.
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Static induction transistor