IC Operational Amplifiers Articles: Discrete Transistor Packaging: Many low-power transistors are encapsuled in resin with protruding metal connecting leads, as illustrated in Fig. 7-24. This is known as a TO-92…

Small Signal Amplifiers Articles: Single Stage Common Emitter Amplifier Circuit: Specification – Bias circuit design for the Single Stage Common Emitter Amplifier Circuit in shown in Fig. 12-1 and ac…

FET Biasing Articles: DC Load Line for FET: The DC Load Line for FET circuit is drawn on the device output characteristics (or drain characteristics) in exactly the same way…

BJT Specifications Articles: Transistor Datasheet: To select a transistor for a particular application, the Transistor Datasheet provided by device manufacturers must be consulted. Most data sheets start off with the…

IC Fabrication Articles: Processing of Semiconductor Materials: Preparation of Silicon and Germanium – Silicon is one of the commonest elements on earth. It occurs as silicon dioxide (SiO2) and as…

AC Analysis of BJT Circuits Articles: Coupling and Bypassing Capacitors: Coupling Capacitors – To use a transistor circuit to amplify or otherwise process an ac signal, the signal source must…

BJT Biasing Articles: DC Load Line of BJT Biasing Circuit: The DC Load Line of BJT Biasing Circuit is a straight line drawn on the transistor output characteristics. For a…

Bipolar Junction Transistors Articles: Transistor Operation: pnp and npn Transistor Operation – A junction transistor is simply a sandwich of one type of semiconductor material (p-type or n-type) between two…