BJT

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:microprocessor
transistor
gptkbp:advantage high gain
higher power consumption than MOSFET
lower input impedance than MOSFET
thermal runaway risk
gptkbp:characteristic sensitive to temperature
current-controlled device
exhibits gain
gptkbp:controlledBy base current
gptkbp:fabricatedFrom gptkb:gallium_arsenide
silicon
germanium
gptkbp:foundIn computers
power supplies
radios
audio amplifiers
gptkbp:hasApplication digital circuits
analog circuits
oscillators
signal amplification
gptkbp:hasFeature gptkb:IEC
gptkb:JEDEC
gptkbp:hasTerminal gptkb:foundation
collector
emitter
gptkbp:hasType gptkb:NPN
gptkb:PNP
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label BJT
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:John_Bardeen
gptkb:Walter_Brattain
gptkb:William_Shockley
1947
gptkbp:mode active mode
reverse-active mode
saturation mode
cutoff mode
gptkbp:operates minority carrier injection
gptkbp:parameter Ib (base current)
Ic (collector current)
Vbe (base-emitter voltage)
Vce (collector-emitter voltage)
beta (current gain)
gptkbp:replacedBy MOSFET in many applications
gptkbp:standsFor gptkb:Bipolar_Junction_Transistor
gptkbp:symbol three-terminal device
gptkbp:usedFor amplification
switching
gptkbp:usedIn integrated circuits
discrete circuits
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:transistor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4