Chapter 5
Bipolar Junction Transistors
(a) A pnp and an npn transistor (b) Circuit representations of two transistor types
Chapter Outline
The concepts introduced in this chapter are:
- Transistor, its types and applications
- Configurations and characteristics of the transistor
- Regions of operation
- Voltage ratings, current gains in the transistor
5.1 INTRODUCTION
Bipolar junction transistor is an active device, which finds large number of applications in electronic circuits. Basically it is an amplifier that amplifies alternating sinusoidal signals. It also finds large applications in computer electronics. For example, it is the component ...
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