Different Operating Regions of Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs) | Intermediate Electronics

Link to written tutorial: https://www.circuitbread.com/tutorial... If the different operating regions of a BJT or bipolar junction transistor ever confuses you or you get them mixed up, you're not alone. Besides having different names for the same regions and names that may seem counterintuitive at first, it's not surprising that it can confuse so many people. We try to demystify this topic by explaining the reasons behind the different names, taking an in-depth dive into a BJT's current/voltage curves, and briefly mentioning the roles each operating region typically fills. If you find this interesting, subscribe to the CircuitBread channel for more videos on beginner and intermediate electronics! Table of Contents 0:16 Overview of a BJT and how it works 1:51 Overview of the regions 2:29 Breakdown region 3:09 Cutoff region 3:36 Saturation region 4:49 Active region For electronics tools, tutorials, equations and more check out our site: https://www.circuitbread.com And check out our Friends of CircuitBread, who offer special discounts, product samples, resources and more to our users: https://www.circuitbread.com/friends CircuitBread is joining the fight to help people more easily learn about and use electronics. With an ever-growing array of equations, tools, and tutorials, we're striving for the best ways to make electronics and electrical engineering topics more accessible to everyone. Connect with CircuitBread: Instagram ➤   / circuitbread   Facebook ➤   / circuitbread   Twitter ➤   / circuitbread