
7.2 Systematic Design Methodology for Robust Genetic
Transistor
In this section, a robust genetic transistor design example is given with
prescribed I/O characteristics of amplifi cation or switching through the
external inducer. Before the construction of the synthetic genetic transistor,
we introduce the simply operation of an electronic transistor.
7.2.1 The operation of an electronic transistor
A transistor is a semiconductor device used for different functions in
electronic circuits, such as signal amplifi cation and switching. It has the
advantages of low volume, high effi ciency, a long life-span and high speed
switching. Two major types of ...