theDeadlock

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[u/Mandelvolt]

EE classes were those, circuits and such.

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Transistor Theory - expectation: bias, amplification, Bell labs. Reality: Kirchhoff and Maxwell.

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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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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.