[Amps] Amplifier classes in solid state

[Steve Thompson]

Will Matney wrote:
> Steve,
>
> That's just what I thought. I knew mosfets were close to acting like
> a tube, and seems to me there was a specific type they termed tetrode
> action on one. Transistors should act similar to a triode, and by
> biasing the base, control the class of operation. After all, that's
> the way all the solid state amps work now. The classifications has
> nothing to do with the component type, but the way an amplifier stage
> acts and or works. Thanks for the reply.
That's the way I view it. You draw a load line on the constant current
curves, and the class of operation is defined by where you put the bias
point - irrespective of the device that's being used.

Cheers,

Steve