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Transistors Explained - How transistors work

The Engineering Mindset

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A transistor explainer that gets recommended as a starting point for how components work, though one questioner found its treatment of BJT saturation stopped at the surface.

Watch for: Does not go deep on what saturation physically is

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It would be nice if someone can explain it in this fashion or do it mathematically.

Ice n Fire on electronics.stackexchange.com, Jan 2025. CC BY-SA.

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