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bipolar transistors
- In semiconductor device: Bipolar transistors
…the p region is the collector. The circuit arrangement in Figure 4B is known as a common-base configuration. The arrows indicate the directions of current flow under normal operating conditions—namely, the emitter-base junction is forward-biased and the base-collector junction is reverse-biased. The complementary structure of the p-n-p bipolar transistor is…
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n-p-n transistors
- In electronics: Using n-p-n transistors
…(or base), and drain (or collector) of the circuit. In normal operation, such as in an amplifier circuit (see figure), there are provisions (batteries in this case) for applying a small forward bias to the base-emitter junction and a larger reverse bias to the base-collector junction. Resistors are arranged in…
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