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Can you (theoretically) reverse bias a BJT?
My understanding of how a BJT(bipolar transistor) works looks like this:
From https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/semiconductors/chpt-2/bipolar-junction-transistors/
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What mechanism is responsible for the β/hFE variations in manufactured bipolar transistors?
It's common sense that the current gain β (hFE) in a bipolar junction transistor is somewhat unpredictable, and one must design a discrete transistor circuit to be insensitive to the variation of β.
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