Transistor
Transistor The name comes from the merging of the two words transfer and resistor to become transfer-resistor . Shorten up the 2 words and you get a transistor . So, the name infers that the transistor somehow performs some sort of transfer of resistance. We’ll look a bit closer at that concept later. A transistor is an electronic component found in a variety of circuits and is used to amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical power. What is a Transistor? Transistors are electronic components that are used in circuits for either amplifying or switching electrical signals or power and allowing them to be used in a large array of electronic devices. A transistor has two PN diodes combined back to back. Also, it has three terminals named emitter, base, and collector. The fundamental idea and physical law behind a transistor are that it should let you control the flow of current over one channel by varying the intensity of a much smaller c...