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Is transistor a linear or non linear device?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 4/28/2022

we will operate transistor mainly in 4 regions..namely active ,cutoff,saturation and pinch off region depending on the type of biasing.

if it is under active region then transistor is a linear device..

linearity in the sense if the output is proportional to input then it is said to be linear.

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