BJT vs MOSFETCurrent control against voltage control, and what each choice costs in a real design.Electrical EngineeringBipolar transistorCurrent controlled: I_C = β I_BNeeds continuous base currentV_CE(sat) around 0.2 V when onBetter matching for analoguepairsOn-state loss rises withtemperatureMOSFETVoltage controlled by V_GSGate takes current only whenswitchingOn state behaves as a resistanceVery high input impedanceR_DS(on) rises with temperatureTHE DIFFERENCE THAT MATTERSMOSFETs parallel safely because a hot device takes less current;bipolar devices do the opposite and hog it.Gate charge, not gate current, sets MOSFET drive needs — a large partstill wants amps of peak gate current to switch fast.BJT vs MOSFETlearnposters.com
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What’s on the BJT vs MOSFET poster

Bipolar transistor against MOSFET, side by side.

Gate charge, not gate current, sets MOSFET drive needs — a large part still wants amps of peak gate current to switch fast.

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What’s on the BJT vs MOSFET poster?
Bipolar transistor against MOSFET, side by side. Bipolar transistor: Current controlled: I_C = β I_B; Bipolar transistor: Needs continuous base current; Bipolar transistor: V_CE(sat) around 0.2 V when on; Bipolar transistor: Better matching for analogue pairs; Bipolar transistor: On-state loss rises with temperature; MOSFET: Voltage controlled by V_GS; MOSFET: Gate takes current only when switching; MOSFET: On state behaves as a resistance; MOSFET: Very high input impedance; MOSFET: R_DS(on) rises with temperature; MOSFETs parallel safely because a hot device takes less current; bipolar devices do t…. Gate charge, not gate current, sets MOSFET drive needs — a large part still wants amps of peak gate current to switch fast.
Who is the BJT vs MOSFET poster for?
BJT vs MOSFET belongs to the Electrical Engineering section rather than to a school year, because engineering is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning electronics can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the BJT vs MOSFET poster?
Decide by drive requirement and thermal behaviour, not by which one you learned first. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so BJT vs MOSFET belongs on the wall where that engineering work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with BJT vs MOSFET?
BJT Operating Regions, Common-Emitter Amp and Diode Behaviour sit alongside BJT vs MOSFET in the Electrical Engineering section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.BJT Operating RegionsCommon-Emitter AmpDiode Behaviour
Is the BJT vs MOSFET poster free to download and print?
Yes. BJT vs MOSFET downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Electrical Engineering section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the BJT vs MOSFET poster print at?
BJT vs MOSFET is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of BJT vs MOSFET loses nothing.Printing guide

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