Fundamentals of Industrial Electronics

11

Noise in Semiconductor Devices

Alicja Konczakowska

Gdansk University of Technology

Bogdan M. Wilamowski

Auburn University

11.1    Introduction

11.2    Sources of Noise in Semiconductor Devices

Thermal Noise • Shot Noise • Generation-Recombination Noise • 1/f Noise • Noise 1/f² • Burst Noise/RTS Noise • Avalanche Noise

11.3    Noise of BJTs, JFETs, and MOSFETs

Noise of BJTs • Noise of JFETs • Noise of MOSFETs • Low Noise Circuits for Low Frequency Range

References

11.1    Introduction

Noise (a spontaneous fluctuation in current or in voltage) is generated in all semiconductor devices. The intensity of these fluctuations depends on device type, its manufacturing process, and operating conditions. The resulted noise, as a superposition of different ...