For transistor action, which of the following statements is correct?
- Base, emitter and collector regions should have same size.
- Both emitter junction as well as the collector junction are forward biased.
- The base region must be very thin and lightly doped.
- Base, emitter and collector regions should have same doping concentrations.
Answer
(3) The base region must be very thin and lightly doped.
Solution
For transistor action:
• the emitter is moderately sized and heavily doped,
• the base is very thin and lightly doped,
• the collector is moderately doped and larger in size than the emitter,
• the emitter–base junction is forward biased and the collector–base junction is reverse biased.
∴ Statements (1), (2) and (4) are incorrect; the base region must be very thin and lightly doped.
Answer: (3)