Re:Germanium transistors: logic circuits in the IBM 1401 com...
by fuzzfactor on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @11:52PM
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This is exactly it.
Your DC battery or power supply provides your headroom, and the transistor Base or Gate senses a small increment of that voltage and can sometimes deliver as much current as it takes to push the voltage across a resistance or impedance right up to the rails.
Your DC battery or power supply provides your headroom, and the transistor Base or Gate senses a small increment of that voltage and can sometimes deliver as much current as it takes to push the voltage across a resistance or impedance right up to the rails.