This dissertation treats information theory and its applications
to the general area of decision making. Specifically, three areas are
covered; (1) information theory applied to Bayesian analysis,
(2) estimation using multi-factor information channel models, and
(3) information theory applied to Markov chain analysis.
A major portion of this dissertation concerns...
The influence of surface fields on the breakdown voltage
is studied experimentally for p⁺-n silicon diodes with
a junction depth of 0.5μ in order to improve the curvature-
limited breakdown of the diffused, shallow-collector
junction of a microwave transistor.
Devices with a gap in the gate metal electrode are
also...