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Transistors

Transistors

 Three terminal electronic device


 One of the most common uses for transistors in an electronic circuit is as
simple switches. In short, a transistor conducts current across the collector-
emitter path only when a voltage is applied to the base. When no base
voltage is present, the switch is off. When base voltage is present, the switch
is on.
 Use as a voltage and power amplifier
 They are used in making various gates like AND, NOT, etc in digital logic
circuits.
Types of Transistors

 Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT)

 Field Effect Transistors (FET)


 MOSFET (Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor)
 JFET (Junction field effect transistor)
BJT (Bipolar Junction Transistor)

 The BJT is constructed with three doped semiconductor regions separated by


two pn junctions
 The three regions are called emitter, base, and collector
 One type consists of two n regions separated by a p region (npn), and the
other type consists of two p regions separated by an n region (pnp)
 The term bipolar refers to the use of both holes and electrons as current
carriers in the transistor structure.
BJT

 The pn junction joining the base region and the emitter region is called the
base-emitter junction
 The pn junction joining the base region and the collector region is called the
base-collector junction
 The base region is lightly doped and very thin compared to the heavily doped
emitter and the moderately doped collector regions
 Schematic symbols for the npn and pnp bipolar junction transistors.
BJT
Operation
Biasing

 Figure shows a bias arrangement for both npn and pnp BJTs for operation as
an amplifier. Notice that in both cases the base-emitter (BE) junction is
forward-biased and the base-collector (BC) junction is reverse-biased. This
condition is called forward-reverse bias.
Transistor Currents

 IE = IC + IB
BJT characteristics and Parameters

 DC Beta ( DC) and DC Alpha ( DC)


 The dc current gain of a transistor is the ratio of the dc collector current (IC) to
the dc base current (IB) and is designated dc beta (bDC).

 The ratio of the dc collector current (IC) to the dc emitter current (IE) is the dc
alpha (aDC). The alpha is a less-used parameter than beta in transistor circuits.
Example
QUESTION

 Using a transistor with Beta = 250, Vbe =0.7V. Design a fixed bias circuit to
operate a transistor at Vce=9V, Ic=2.5mA).
Question

 In circuit shown, transistor has Beta=50, Vbe=0.7v,


find base current Ib and collector voltage Vc.

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