What is "junction transistor"

n. (context physics English) A transistor in which the emitter and collector barriers are formed by p-n junctions between semiconductor regions of opposite conductivity type.

n. a semiconductor device capable of amplification [syn: transistor, electronic transistor]

Junction transistor usually means Bipolar junction transistor. It may also refer to:

• Grown-junction transistor
• Alloy-junction transistor
• Unijunction transistor
• JFET (junction field-effect transistor)

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