Solid-state device technologies, which are available to the amplifier designer ... current of the transistor is of the right order to place the collector potential near its desired operating voltage.

The diagram illustrates the basic design of an NPN junction transistor ... How good an amplifier was your circuit? How much larger was the output current than the input current?

We break down the essential component of modern electronics—the transistor. Transistors are the building blocks behind most ...