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Transistors in Switching Circuits

Tina Hudson

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

16.1    Large-Signal Models: Use of a Transistor as a Switch

16.2    BJTs as Switches

Basic Switch Using an npnSwitch Circuit with a Resistive LoadSwitch Driving an LEDBasic Switch Using a pnp

16.3    MOSFETs as Switches

Basic Switch Circuit Using an nFETSwitch Circuit with a Resistive LoadSwitch Circuits Driving an LEDBasic Switch Circuit Using a pFET

16.4    CMOS Switches

CMOS Digital SwitchesCMOS Pass-Gates

References

16.1    Large-Signal Models: Use of a Transistor as a Switch

The transistor characteristic equations presented in Chapter 4 constitute the transistors’ “large-signal modeling,” which includes all modes of operation and a ...

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