Timeline for How is the Collector-Base region reverse biased in Common Collector configuration of BJT?
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| Oct 5, 2019 at 6:55 | vote | accept | anonymous | ||
| Oct 1, 2019 at 11:43 | comment | added | jonk | I don't know what to say. This was taken way too seriously. Aside from the correct statement that the circuit shown is useless, the fact is that CC, CE, and CB modes are about knowing how the source is applied and how the load is applied and how the 3-terminal BJT fits in-between. That can't be determined from any picture like the OP shows, even if the BJT actually was in active mode. Any of the three choices would be equally valid by simply making different terminal assumptions about input and output. Without those assumptions stated, you can't say. | |
| Oct 1, 2019 at 11:00 | answer | added | Dave Tweed | timeline score: 1 | |
| Oct 1, 2019 at 8:47 | comment | added | Bimpelrekkie | You would need to make VBB negative. Only then will the CB junction be in reverse mode. Make VBB such that the BE junction is in forward mode (for example when VEE = + 5 V making VBB = -4.4 V then: Vbe = +0.6 V, Vce = 5 V and the NPN is in active mode. But read in the book, what is the point of this circuit? It is a bit uncommon as the collector is grounded and CB appears to be in forward mode (that could hint at saturation mode though). The NPN doesn't care about this, voltages are just for our (human) reference. | |
| Oct 1, 2019 at 8:28 | comment | added | anonymous | @Bimpelrekkie Can you explain a little about how can I make it work in Active mode ? (Basically, how can I make the Collector-Base junction reverse biased while keeping the Emitter-Base junction forward biased) | |
| Oct 1, 2019 at 8:17 | comment | added | anonymous | No, it doesn't say that. | |
| Oct 1, 2019 at 8:15 | comment | added | Bimpelrekkie | Does the book mention that the NPN is actually working in active mode in this configuration? Depending on the values of VBB and VEE I can get the NPN to work in different modes. | |
| Oct 1, 2019 at 8:08 | history | asked | anonymous | CC BY-SA 4.0 |