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The construction of a BJT is very simple - it is three alternating layers of semiconductor.

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What is a transistor composed of?

SILICON or common sand with doping of the right ratio to make a transistor. three layers of semiconductor material


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What element is used to make semiconductors?

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Why two diode join cant act as transistor?

No, it is not possible because in transistor the depletion layers formed in Emitter-Base Junction & Collector-Base Junction are penetrable by both current carriers but in this case of two diodes; the formed depletion region are not penetrable for current carriers (hole &electron). Also, a transistor works only because the base layer is very thin. You won't get that thin layer between emitter and collector just by connecting two diodes together. This thin base layer places the Emitter and Collector in very close proximity to each other. This allows majority carriers from the emitter to diffuse as minority carriers through the base into the depletion region of the base-collector junction, where the strong electric field collects them. In other words the emitter/base current flow draws some of the barrier charge away from the collector/base junction and allows collector/emitter current to flow across the base using minority carriers. So transistor action is not possible. But we can make transistor by connecting two diodes and two dependent current sources i.e. Ebers-Moll model of transistor. This is true only when you want to make the transistor act like a on/off switch, but you cannot make this setup of diodes to act like an amplifier. Whereas the transistor also acts as an amplifier too A transistor can act as: (1) on/off switch (2) amplifier. Diode is made up of two layers and one junction. Transistor is made up of three layers and two junctions.


What are metalloids in transistor radios used for?

The metalloids is combined in transistor radios to make them of high quality.


Which group of the periodic table of elements is used to make semiconductors?

Group 14 elements, mainly silicon or germanium are semiconductors. If they are dopped with group 13 elements such as gallium / indium or with group 15 elements such as arsenic / antimony, then the conducting ability increases.


How many diode makes one transistor?

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What pnp friendly means?

Since this is in the electronics section, I'll assume you mean a PNP transistor. PNP refers to the semiconductor layers used to make up the transistor. The P and N letters refer to positive and negative doping in the semiconductors, which changes the way electrons flow through the layers. This is a bipolar junction transistor (BJT), which can be thought of as a current amplifier. One P layer is called the emitter and the other is called the collector. The N layer is called the base. The emitter and collector are not usually interchangeable because they are made differently. When the voltage on the base is below the voltage on the emitter, usually by about 0.7 Volts, current flows from emitter to base. This allows a much larger current to flow from emitter to collector. This assumes the collector is at a lower voltage than the base, and is the usual connection. Similarly, there are NPN transistors.


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Why do you use semiconductors while the conductors are in use?

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What two words make up the word transistor?

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