[Kevin Darrah] wanted to make a simple 3.3V regulator without using an integrated circuit. He wound up using two common NPN transistors and 4 1K resistors. The circuit isn’t going to beat out a ...

We break down the essential component of modern electronics—the transistor. Transistors are the building blocks behind most ...

Imagine for a moment a simple transistor circuit involving a single NPN transistor with its emitter grounded, its collector tied to the positive supply by a resistor, and a potentiometer between ...

Ever wondered how a simple transistor can power an entire computer and run complex code? Discover the amazing world of ...

Circuit diagrams often show transistors in switching circuits. For an ideal NPN transistor, the switch-on voltage at the base is typically 0.6V (acceptable range is 0.6V to 0.8V). This means that ...

Linear Technology's recently introduced LTC4300 chip buffers I 2 C clock and data lines to and from a hot-swappable card. This task is difficult because the IC must work bidirectionally, meaning that ...

This simple device can be used to create complex electronic circuits, and although there ... Let’s take a closer look at how NPN and PNP transistors work. There are two main types of transistor ...