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Upon completing this chapter, students should be able to:
  1. Explore the physical structure of the bipolar transistor
  2. Understand bipolar transistor action and the importance of carrier transport across the base region
  3. Study the terminal characteristics of the BJT
  4. Explore the differences between npn and pnp transistors
  5. Develop the Transport and Ebers-Moll models for the bipolar device
  6. Define the four regions of operation of the BJT
  7. Explore model simplifications for each region of operation
  8. Understand the origin and modeling of the Early effect
  9. Present the SPICE model for the bipolar transistor
  10. Provide examples of worst-case and Monte Carlo analysis of bias circuits
  11. Discuss bipolar current sources and the current mirror





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