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Bipolar Junction Transistor operating modes

If I use a BJT transistor as a switch, the transistor operates in the saturation or cut-off region, not in the active region. However, some sources use the formula IC = β·IB. However, this formula is ...
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Discerning between transistor types

How do you tell different semiconductors (mainly transistors, sometimes even voltage regulator ICs, etc.) apart? Do they all basically look the same or are there visual clues to indicate a certain ...
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Where are the depletion PMOS transistors?

In school, I was taught about PMOS and NMOS transistors, and about enhancement- and depletion-mode transistors. Here's the short version of what I understand: Enhancement means that the channel is ...
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