Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology, 3rd Edition

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Bipolar Transistors and Related Devices

4.1 TRANSISTOR ACTION

4.2 STATIC CHARACTERISTICS OF BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS

4.3 FREQUENCY RESPONSE AND SWITCHING OF BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS

4.4 NONIDEAL EFFECTS

4.5 HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS

4.6 THYRISTORS AND RELATED POWER DEVICES

SUMMARY

The transistor (a contraction for transfer resistor) is a multijunction semiconductor device. Normally, the transistor is integrated with other circuit elements for voltage gain, current gain, or signal-power gain. The bipolar transistor, also called the bipolar junction transistor (BJT), is one of the most important semiconductor devices. It has been used extensively in high-speed circuits, analog circuits, ...