Electronic Circuits - Part 2 - Chapter 11 Frequency Response

The need for operating circuits at increasingly higher speeds has always challenged designers. From radar and television systems in the 1940s to gigahertz microprocessors today, the demand for pushing circuits to higher frequencies has required a solid understanding of their speed limitations. In this chapter, we study the effects that limit the speed of transistors and circuits, identifying topologies that better lend themselves to high-frequency operation.