Brush Up on Transistor and Diode Basics (.PDF Download)

Feb. 11, 2016

Many different active circuits are based on two essential semiconductor function blocks—diodes and transistors. In analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits, diodes and transistors both provide different types of switching functions, while transistors also supply signal amplification when needed...

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