Chapter 4: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 10:32, 3 March 2010

NPN: Not Pointing iN
PNP: Pointing iN Please
The arrow is for the emitter current. For an NPN the current flows into the collector. For a PNP the current flows out of the collector.

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 *The arrow is for the emitter current. For an NPN the current flows into the collector. For a PNP the current flows out of the collector.
-===NPN Active Region===
+===How a BJT works===
-*Base-emitter junction is forward biased
-*Base-collector junction is reverse biased
+==Large-Signal DC models==
+{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center;"
+|+
+! Base-Emitter !! Collector-Emitter !! Region
+|-
+| FB|| FB || Saturation
+|-
+| FB|| RB || Active
+|-
+| RB || FB || Reverse
+|-
+| RB || RB || Cutoff
+|}