Circuit Idea/Bistable Mode of Current Inversion NIC
Circuit idea: Making the positive feedback dominate over the negative one.
Introduction
What a current inversion NIC to operate in bistable mode means
How to investigate the bistable mode of current inversion NIC
Investigating the circuit at ideal driving conditions
Increasing the input current
Negative input current, negative output voltage
Zero input current, negative output voltage
Positive input current, negative output voltage
Voltage jump upward
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...middle...
...final
Positive input current, positive output voltage
Decreasing the input current
Positive input current, positive output voltage
Zero input current, positive output voltage
Negative input current, positive output voltage
Voltage jump downward
...start...
...middle...
...final
Negative input current, negative output voltage
Investigating the circuit at real driving conditions
How to make INIC operate in bistable mode
What is the relation with the non-inverting comparator with hysteresis?
See also
Revealing the mystery of negative impedance
Investigating the linear mode of negative impedance converters with current inversion
Negative impedance converter from Wikipedia considers NIC with current inversion (INIC).
References