A: Yes it can but why ?
This is frequently done when the diode is used for biasing purposes on another transistor and must be matched identically to the transistor's E-B junction characteristics. Thus 2 matched transistors are used with one just being used as a diode.
through the used of multi-tester
Yes, a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) can be used as a diode in a circuit by utilizing the base-emitter junction. When the base-emitter junction is forward-biased, it behaves similarly to a diode, allowing current to flow while blocking it in the reverse direction. However, this configuration is less efficient than using a dedicated diode due to the BJT's higher voltage drop and slower switching characteristics. It's generally recommended to use a BJT as a transistor rather than as a diode for optimal performance.
No. The Field Effect Transistor is a different technology than the Bipolar Junction Transistor. That cannot substitute for one another.
No.Di, or bi, means two. A diode, from the Greek di (two), and ode (path), has, rather obviously, two connections, which, in older ones (valves/thermionic diodes), were called electrodes.A transistor has three connections (so it would make, at least grammatic, sense to call it a triode).
A bipolar junction transistor (BJT) in saturation is equivalent to a closed switch. In this state, both the base-emitter and base-collector junctions are forward-biased, allowing maximum current to flow from the collector to the emitter with minimal voltage drop across the transistor. This condition is used in switching applications, where the transistor effectively allows current to pass through with low resistance.
its the simplest thing to do. There are three legs in a transistor, one each of collector, base and emitter. So if you need to use it as a diode, just connect either collector-base or emitter-base. Say, if you use an NPN transistor, then the base region will be the anode of diode and emitter or collector will be the cathode of the diode.
A bipolar junction transistor with 2 or more emitters. The most common use of these was in the input section of transistor transistor logic (TTL) gates. They offered significantly higher speed and used less area on the IC chip than the diodes used in the input section of the diode transistor logic (DTL) gates that came earlier. This made TTL ICs both faster and cheaper than the DTL ICs which soon became obsolete.
Basically a diode is a combinstion of pN junction but the transistor is made with three terminals EMITTER,, BASE ,, JUNCTION.. and diode is just a combination of positive and negative terminal . diode and transistors are both used as a switch .. but a transistor is more widly udes than a diode. and diode has also very important in electronics DIGITAL SYSTEM to make the screen's ..and transistors are used in amplifiers the group of transistors make an amplifier . and we use a diode in seven segment display ....diode is small and carry less current due to its small size but transistor get large current. A2 A diode has two connections. It allows current to flow in one direction and not in the other. They are used for rectification in power supplies, detection of AM radio, blocking of current etc. A Transistor has three connections. Current is controlled between the emitter and collector, by a small current on the base. They are used as switches, amplifiers and regulators.
In most discrete bipolar junction transistors the substrate is the collector. In monolithic integrated circuits the bipolar junction transistors are electrically isolated from the substrate, either by reversed biased junctions or insulator (e.g. sapphire). Some older bipolar junction transistor types (usually made with germanium) the substrate is the base. In bipolar point contact transistors the substrate was the base.
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FET is abbreviation of Field Effect Transistor. This is a transistor in which current is controlled by voltage only and no current is drawn. It is a high input impedence device and is used in computers, telecommunication and control circuits. This transistor is better in certain parameters as compared to BJT, that is Bipolar Junction Transistor.