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the same die, it had a compact layout, it had no minority-carrier charge storage, and it was faster than a conventional junction diode. His patent also showed how the
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Storage time can be eliminated and propagation delay can be reduced by keeping the switching transistors from saturating. Schottky transistors prevent saturation and the stored base charge. A Schottky transistor places a
Schottky diode between the base and collector of the transistor. As the
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