Transistors

Three uses of the transistor are:

Amplifiers, oscillators, and switches

An oscillator turns _________ signal into _________ signal.

DC, AC

The three terminals of a transistor are the _____________, _____________, and the ______________.

Emitter, Base, Collector

The purpose of a(n) ___________ is to amplify signal and ____________ power gain.

amplifier, increase

A small _________ current controls a large collector current.

base

The ________________ is moderately doped and collects the current carriers from the base.

collector

A transistor is a semiconductor device used to control ___________ in a circuit.

current

The collector is the largest of the three transistor areas to _________________ the heat that is generated.

dissipate

A(n) _______________ is used with digital circuitry; on/off.

electronic switch

The ________________ is heavily doped and produces a large amount of current.

emitter

The base is very thin and ____________ doped; it allows most of the current to transfer from the emitter to the collector.

lightly

When a transistor is operating at saturation, the collector current is ________________.

maximum

Saturation acts like a _______________ between the emitter-collector; producing maximum current.

short

A transistor has ____ terminals and ____ PN Junctions.

three, two

The base biasing is set by the _______________.

voltage divider (R1 & R2)