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Common Transistor Symbols

Author: Leonard Krugman

AG Available gain
α Current gain
b Base electrode
c Collector electrode

Cc

Collector junction capacitance

Ce

Emitter junction capacitance
e Emitter electrode

E1

Input voltage - 4-terminal network

Eo

Output voltage - 4-terminal network

Ebb

Battery supply voltage

Ee

Emitter bias battery

Eb

Base bias battery

Ec

Collector bias batter y

eb

A-c base signal voltage

ec

A·c collector signal voltage

ee

A-c emitter signal voltage

fc

Cutoff frequency
G Operational gain

g11

Small signal short circuit input conductance

g12

Small signal short circuit feedback conductance

g21

Small signal short circuit transfer conductance

g22

Small signal short circuit output conductance

h11

Small signal hybrid short circuit Input impedance

h12

Small signal hybrid open circuit voltage feedback ratio

h21

Small signal hybrid short circuit forward transfer current ratio

h22

Small signal hybrid open circuit output admittance

I1

Input current - 4-terminal network

Ig

Output current - 4-terminal network

Ico

Saturation current - collector current at Zero emitter current

Ib

D-c base current

Io

D-c collector current
Ie D-c emitter current
Ib A-c emitter signal current
ib A-c base signal current
ic A-c collector signal current
RB Base series resistor
RC Collector series resistor
RE Emitter series resistor
ri Input resistance 4-terminal network
r0 Out put resistance 4-termlnal network
r1 Image matched input resistance
r2 Image matched output resistance
r11 Small signal open circuit input resistance
r12 Small signal open circuit reverse transfer resistance
r21 Small signal open circuit forward transfer resistance
r22 Small signal open circuit output resistance
rb Transistor equivalent base resistance
rc Transistor equivalent collector resistance
re Transistor equivalent emitter resistance
rm Proportionality resistance constant between emitter signal current and resulting voltage signal produced In collector arm
Rg Internal resistance of signal generator
RL Load resistance
W Base junction thickness
VG Voltage gain
MAG Maximum available gain
N-Type Transistor semiconductor with donor type impurities (electron current carriers)
P-Type Transistor semiconductor with acceptor type Impurities (hole current carriers)


Last Update: 2010-11-17