Because a transistor's collector current is proportionally limited by its base current, it can be used as a sort of…
Cut-off Mode When a transistor is in the fully-off state (like an open switch), it is said to be cut-off. Saturated…
At the beginning of this chapter we saw how transistors could be used as switch, operating in either their “saturation”…
Our next transistor configuration to study is a bit simpler for gain calculations. Called the common-collector configuration, its schematic diagram is shown…
In the common-emitter section of this chapter, we saw a SPICE analysis where the output waveform resembled a half-wave rectified…
Although transistor switching circuits operate without bias, it is unusual for analog circuits to operate without bias. One of the…
To overcome the challenge of creating necessary DC bias voltage for an amplifier\'s input signal without resorting to the insertion…
If some percentage of an amplifier's output signal is connected to the input, so that the amplifier amplifies part of…
An often-used circuit applying the bipolar junction transistor is the so-called current mirror, which serves as a simple current regulator, supplying…
Like all electrical and electronic components, transistors are limited in the amounts of voltage and current each one can handle…
