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Why is a transistor a NOT gate?

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13y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

A normal configuration for a BJT is Class A Common Emitter. In this configuration, the BJT operates as an inverting amplifier. Driven into saturation, it is a inverting switch, hence the designation NOT gate.
Transistor can act as a gate. But its not a gate. In BJT(Bipolar Junction Transister) type transisters there are two P-N juntions. That means if we need we can use it as a NOT gate. Actually gate ICs (Intergrated circuits) are also build using transistors. (Example : TTL(transister-transister logic))

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