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Electronics for Kids: Part 9 – Simple Transistor Experiments

On a physical level, a transistor’s internal functioning is very complex, but, in practice, using it in some simple experiments is quite easy and affordable for everyone. A transistor allows to create ...
EDN

Cheap And Cheerful Transistor Tester

Alternatively, you may want to connect its inputs and output in parallel with IC1.C to increase its drive power to the transistor test circuit. IC1.A and IC1.B together with R2, R3 and C1 form an ...
Electronic Design

Test Setup Checks Transistors’ hFEs When Tight Control Is Important

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics. The spread of h FE values in a batch of transistors may be wide enough to cause unreliable performance during mass production of a ...
Electronic Design

GaN transistors, power amplifiers debut at IMS

San Francisco, CA. Qorvo at IMS 2016 highlighted several new products and features. The company debuted six new 50-V GaN transistors and said that its QPD1000 15-W GaN on SiC wideband input-matched ...