Hi,
I'm just starting to learn basic electronics and I have a question regarding transistors and their use as current amplifiers: If the maximum collector current is given by Ib x hFE then why don't we want to use this current as the output current and we want the transistor to be in "active" mode where the output current is less than Ib x hFE? Or in other words why don't we want the transistor to be saturated allowing the maximum current amplification?
Thank you for your time
I'm just starting to learn basic electronics and I have a question regarding transistors and their use as current amplifiers: If the maximum collector current is given by Ib x hFE then why don't we want to use this current as the output current and we want the transistor to be in "active" mode where the output current is less than Ib x hFE? Or in other words why don't we want the transistor to be saturated allowing the maximum current amplification?
Thank you for your time
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