


The Base-Emitter junction is always forward biased whereas the Collector-Base junction is always reverse biased.Requires a Biasing voltage for AC amplifier operation.The most common transistor connection is the Common Emitter (CE) configuration but Common Base (CB) and Common Collector (CC) are also available.The arrow in a transistor symbol represents conventional current flow.Bipolar junction transistors are “ Current Operated Devices” where a much smaller Base current causes a larger Emitter to Collector current, which themselves are nearly equal, to flow.There are two main types of bipolar junction transistors, (BJT) the NPN and the PNP transistor.The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) is a three layer device constructed form two semiconductor diode junctions joined together, one forward biased and one reverse biased.Having looked at the construction and operation of NPN and PNP bipolar junctions transistors (BJT’s) as well as field effect transistors (FET’s), both junction and insulated gate, we can summarise the main points of these transistor tutorial as outlined below:
