In this post you will learn about this amazing BJT device called the Darlington Transistor. It was named after this genius engineer, Sidney Darlington, who came up with the idea. Basically it is like a special combo of two regular NPN or PNP bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) that are hooked up in a clever way. […]
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Understanding Junction Field Effect Transistors, with Calculations
In this post I will talk about the Junction Field Effect Transistor, or in short, the JFET. This device is actually a unipolar device, which basically means that it has a pretty quick way of controlling the flow of current between its two electrodes. This happens because of an electric field that kicks in when […]
How NPN Transistors (BJTs) Work: Explained with Calculations
In the previous tutorial we took a good look at the standard Bipolar Junction Transistors, which is often referred to as the BJT. We learned that it actually comes in two main types which are known as the NPN configuration, standing for Negative-Positive-Negative, and the PNP configuration which means Positive-Negative-Positive. So basically we have two […]
Time Constant Tau (τ): Explained with Calculations
In this post I will explain you the concept of Tau, or τ, which is the Greek letter we often see in electrical and electronic calculations. It represents what we call the “time constant” of a circuit which is basically a measure of how the circuit behaves over time. Now, when we talk about a […]
Passive RC Integrator Circuit: Explained with Calculations
In a passive RC integrator circuit, we see that the input is actually connected to a resistor, while the output voltage is measured across the capacitor. This setup is basically the complete opposite of what goes on in an RC differentiator circuit. In RC integrator, when we make input signal high, the capacitor then starts […]
Analyzing Passive RC Differentiator Circuit with Calculations
The passive RC differentiator is just a simple RC circuit where the resistor and capacitor are hooked up in series. What this does is give you an output signal that works like the mathematical process of differentiation. Basically, here the output shows how fast the input signal is changing at any given instant. In a […]