Abstract:
A photo-gating switch system comprising a photosensitive device formed on a substrate is provided. The photosensitive device may comprise a photosensitive layer and electrodes formed at both ends of the photosensitive layer. A light source irradiating light to the photosensitive device is integrated beneath the surface of the substrate.
Abstract:
Provided are a 3-terminal MIT switch which can easily control a discontinuous MIT jump and does not need a conventional gate insulating layer, a switching system including the 3-terminal MIT switch, and a method of controlling an MIT of the 3-terminal MIT switch. The 3-terminal MIT switch includes a 2-terminal MIT device, which generates discontinuous MIT in a transition voltage, an inlet electrode and an outlet electrode, which are respectively connected to each terminal of the 2-terminal MIT device, and a control electrode, which is connected to the inlet electrode and includes an external terminal separated from an external terminal of the inlet electrode, wherein an MIT of the 2-terminal MIT device is controlled according to a voltage or a current applied to the control electrode. The switching system includes the 3-terminal MIT switch, a voltage source connected to the inlet electrode, and a control source connected to the control electrode.
Abstract:
Provided are a 3-terminal MIT switch which can easily control a discontinuous MIT jump and does not need a conventipnal gate insulating layer, a switching system including the 3-terminal MIT switch, and a method of controlling an MIT of the 3-terminal MIT switch. The 3-terminal MIT switch includes a 2-terminal MIT device, which generates discontinuous MIT in a transition voltage, an inlet electrode (200) and an outlet electrode (300), which are respectively connected to each terminal of the 2-terminal MIT device, and a control electrode (400), which is connected to the inlet electrode and includes an external terminal separated from an external terminal of the inlet electrode, wherein an MIT of the 2-terminal MIT device is controlled according to a voltage or a current applied to the control electrode. The switching system includes the 3-terminal MIT switch, a voltage source connected to the inlet electrode, and a control source connected to the control electrode.
Abstract:
Provided are a 3-terminal MIT switch which can easily control a discontinuous MIT jump and does not need a conventional gate insulating layer, a switching system including the 3-terminal MIT switch, and a method of controlling an MIT of the 3-terminal MIT switch. The 3-terminal MIT switch includes a 2-terminal MIT device, which generates discontinuous MIT in a transition voltage, an inlet electrode and an outlet electrode, which are respectively connected to each terminal of the 2-terminal MIT device, and a control electrode, which is connected to the inlet electrode and includes an external terminal separated from an external terminal of the inlet electrode, wherein an MIT of the 2-terminal MIT device is controlled according to a voltage or a current applied to the control electrode. The switching system includes the 3-terminal MIT switch, a voltage source connected to the inlet electrode, and a control source connected to the control electrode.
Abstract:
Provided are a method and circuit for controlling heat generation of a power transistor, in which the power transistor can be protected by preventing heat generation of the power transistor by using a metal-insulator transition (MIT) device that can function as a fuse and can be semi-permanently used. The circuit for controlling heat generation of a transistor includes a metal-insulator transition (MIT) device in which abrupt MIT occurs at a predetermined critical temperature; and a power transistor connected to a driving device and controlling power-supply to the driving device, wherein the MIT device is attached to a surface or heating portion of the transistor and is connected to a base terminal or gate terminal of the transistor or a surrounding circuit from a circuit point of view, and wherein when a temperature of the transistor increases to a temperature equal to or greater than the predetermined critical temperature, the MIT device reduces or shuts off a current of the transistor so as to prevent heat generation of the transistor.
Abstract:
Provided are a high current control circuit including a metal-insulator transition (MIT) device (100) and a system including the high current control circuit so that a high current can be controlled and switched by the small-size high current control citcuit, and a heat generation problem can be solved. The high current control circuit includes the MIT device connected in a current driving device (500) and undergoing an abrupt MIT at a predetermined transition voltage; and a switching control transistor (400) connected between the current driving device and the MIT device and controlling on-off switching of the MIT device. By including the metal-insulator transition (MlT) device, the high current control circuit switches a high current that is input to or output from the current driving device. Also, the MIT device constitutes a MIT-TR composite device (1000) with a heat-preventing transistor (200) which prevents heat generation and is connected on the MIT device.
Abstract:
Provided are a MIT device self-heating preventive-circuit that can solve a self-heating problem of a MIT device (100) and a method of manufacturing a MIT device self-heating preventive-circuit integrated device. The MIT device self-heating preventive-circuit includes a MIT device (100) that generates an abrupt MIT at a temperature equa to or greater than a critical temperature and is connected to a current driving device (500) to control the flow of current driving device, a transistor (200) that is connected to the MIT device (100) to control the self-heating of the MIT device after generating the MIT in the MIT device and a resistor (300) connected to the MIT device and the transistor.