What is Darlington connection?

A connection that feeds the emitter current of one transistor into the base of a second. The overall current gain is roughly the product of the two, so a small base current can control a large current.

Field: Bipolar transistors

Questions that mention Darlington connection (1)

  1. Which is a characteristic of a Darlington connection of two transistors?

Related terms

Current gain (hFE) Common-emitter circuit Crossover distortion Current mirror Cutoff region Early effect Emitter follower Forward-active region HBT (heterojunction bipolar transistor) Miller effect

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