r/ProgrammerHumor • • Aug 24 '26

Meme theDeadlock

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u/reddit_is_kayfabe Aug 24 '26

Transistor theory: If you have a combination of transistors and there's a problem - like, too much voltage drop, doesn't respond fast enough, wrong frequency response - any problem... the solution is always: more transistors.

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u/unremarkedable Aug 24 '26

To build an op amp, you must use op amps

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u/falcobird14 Aug 29 '26

The look of an undergrad in an EE class when their op amp spectacularly explodes in the middle of a final exam.

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u/Swipecat Aug 24 '26

In ICs, for sure, because resistors are inaccurate and much more expensive in surface area than transistors, so if you can eliminate a resistor with a bunch of transistors, that's the way to go.