7.7 - Characteristics of Common Emitter Configuration
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What are the input characteristics of a common emitter configuration?
💡 Hint: Think about how current reacts to voltage.
Explain the significance of the output characteristics in a common emitter configuration.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens at saturation.
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What does the input characteristics curve display?
💡 Hint: Remember the first variable listed in the curve.
True or False: In a common emitter configuration, increasing V_CE leads to a linear increase in I_C until saturation.
💡 Hint: What happens to the current as you keep increasing voltage?
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If a common emitter BJT has a current gain (β) of 100 and the base current (I_B) is 20 µA, what will be the collector current (I_C)?
💡 Hint: Apply the formula for current gain.
Describe the output characteristics of a common emitter configuration when transitioning from cutoff to saturation. What happens to I_C?
💡 Hint: Think about current behavior in both states.
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