Transient Behaviour of the Transistor, The

Synopsis

When a stepped-voltage pulse is applied to the input of a transistor, the curve of the output current as a function of time will show deviations from the rectangular form. Discusses the rise-time TR and fall-time TF with the help of the concentration graphs. Moreover, when the stepped-voltage pulse causes the transistor to shift from the cut-off state to the saturation state and back again so that the transistor functions as a switch, a delay in the output current occurs. The turn-on delay time T and the saturation time TS are explained with the help of both the concentration graphs and the output characteristics of the transistor.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 17 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 17 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1975

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Uses

1st-year engineering courses.*

Subjects

Engineering

Keywords

electronics; transistors

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Sponsor

Name

Philips Industries

Distributor

Name

Guild Sound & Vision

Notes

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