common-emitter circuit

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(A) Common-emitter configuration of a p-n-p transistor; (B) output characteristics for a p-n-p transistor in the common-emitter configuration.

common-emitter circuit

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…useful amplifier circuit is the common-emitter configuration, as shown in Figure 5A, in which a small change in the input current to the base requires little power but can result in much greater current in the output circuit. A typical output current-voltage characteristic for the common-emitter configuration is shown in…
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…useful amplifier circuit is the common-emitter configuration, as shown in Figure 5A, in which a small change in the input current to the base requires little power but can result in much greater current in the output circuit. A typical output current-voltage characteristic for the common-emitter configuration is shown in…
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