Transistors, How do they work?

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  • @SabinCivil
    @SabinCivil  8 ปีที่แล้ว +576

    Dear friends, This is our first video in Electronics. We hope you liked it. Please support us at Patreon, so that we can continue our free educational service.
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    • @APFS-DS
      @APFS-DS 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      only 3 dollars /p month to save you, well done!

    • @SabinCivil
      @SabinCivil  8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Yah, we have just reached the first milestone. Thanks a lot friends for your love and support. We will keep on producing quality videos for you.

    • @MythCraft00
      @MythCraft00 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      A series on electronics would be GREAT!

    • @lupuszzz
      @lupuszzz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So clearly explained and nothing missed for a introduction - great work, thank you!

    • @georgerussell2947
      @georgerussell2947 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yes please make more!!!

  • @keithnoneya
    @keithnoneya 7 ปีที่แล้ว +925

    I've been in electronics for over 30 years. This is one of the best pictorial tutorials I've ever seen. Good Job. Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith Noneya

    • @tenacious645
      @tenacious645 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm having trouble understanding how circuit boards, transistors, and capacitors work together to create a computational system. Where is the best place to start building a working knowledge of how these things work? Thanks

    • @muhammadjoshua7464
      @muhammadjoshua7464 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      tenacious645
      Hey look at crash course computer science
      I found it really helpful to understand how transistors can be used to build computers

    • @sariamjyothi
      @sariamjyothi 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      mee tooo

    • @jeffwells641
      @jeffwells641 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Says transistors don't amplify signals, then describes exactly how transistors amplify signals. Brilliant mate, you done played yourself.

    • @StormCentre88
      @StormCentre88 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Olav Viking
      @ Olav Viking.
      In some ways you are correct with your criticism, but I think you’re also a bit harsh on the narrator/video.
      Sure, you need a power supply and a base, collector, and emitter arrangement to amplify a signal presented to the BJ transistor’s base; agreed.
      However, the video depicts a (battery) power supply attached to the BJT.
      You're technically correct in that any “N” “P” “N” semiconductor (essentially 2 diodes connected together) transistor will not in itself form an amplifier.
      But the “N” “P” “N” semiconductor component is one of the most critical components (if not the most critical component) of an amplifier; and routinely technicians, engineers, and even discrete/other component catalogs refer to and/or list “N” “P” “N” semiconductors . . as “amplifiers”.
      The reason is; via varying the bias voltage presented to the base with an audio/other input signal they modulate the power supply rail voltage; and therefore provide an amplified version of the input signal to their emitter.
      Transistors are essentially active 3 terminal semiconductor devices act as either insulators or conductors depending on the aforementioned signal/bias voltage; and their ability to change between these 2 states means it has 2 basic functions; “amplification” (analogue electronics) and “switching” (digital electronics).
      I think the bigger concern with the video is the circuit arrangement towards the closing stages of the video; as the 2 stage transistor application has the emitter of the input/first stage connected directly to the base of the second stage transistor.
      In fact, the collector (not the emitter) of the input/first stage should be connected directly to the base of the second stage transistor.
      That said, I doubt too many people trying to learn how the transistor semiconductor works and relying upon these types of videos will understand analog/digital circuit design theory.

  • @lakshmiamruthayechurib3811
    @lakshmiamruthayechurib3811 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2851

    The 4 handed smiley is the creepiest thing I saw in ages

    • @goldenpun5592
      @goldenpun5592 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      It reminds me of the dwarf gecko robots from metal gear solid 4

    • @LifeIsVaried
      @LifeIsVaried 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      smiley phosphorus

    • @meghanakshirsagar6369
      @meghanakshirsagar6369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Atleast you should thank this awesome video! :/

    • @ralphwarom2514
      @ralphwarom2514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yup. I was like.....waht????

    • @lalitatrish607
      @lalitatrish607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lol😂

  • @stupidrainbo
    @stupidrainbo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +716

    "I'm having trouble understanding silicon atoms."
    *swaps out atom with crotch hand smiley*
    "Ooooooh, that makes sense"

    • @jinxy7869
      @jinxy7869 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      was it supposed to be funny?

    • @sasdagreat8052
      @sasdagreat8052 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@jinxy7869 Probably not, but a little humour always makes learning easier, intentional or not.

    • @b1zzler
      @b1zzler 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      some people just hate to see a silicon atom brother happy 😒

    • @rowrohit5505
      @rowrohit5505 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      it's not just you, there are millions more who are struggling with it

    • @Kinastem
      @Kinastem 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Nightmare fuel 😅

  • @halibuthero
    @halibuthero 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4565

    - "Let's replace this silicon atom with a four-handed smiley."
    *screams*

    • @marsandbars
      @marsandbars 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Ikr

    • @abhishekdhoriyani2312
      @abhishekdhoriyani2312 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yup

    • @chrisloach9658
      @chrisloach9658 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Kill it with fire.

    • @JoshPeterson
      @JoshPeterson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I'm so glad I read this comment before it showed up in the video. I can't stop laughing now

    • @lemonade2473
      @lemonade2473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Nightmares

  • @zanelegendkiller
    @zanelegendkiller 5 ปีที่แล้ว +770

    This is a far better tutorial than the ones delivered in an engineering class lecture

    • @richardpouzyr9073
      @richardpouzyr9073 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ikr

    • @tintinfan007
      @tintinfan007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      must agree

    • @davidemacario3260
      @davidemacario3260 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      This video has answered me more questions than 2 weeks of Electronic Devices lectures have

    • @nugzaratugriashvili8
      @nugzaratugriashvili8 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@richardpouzyr9073 yhýhyhhhhhyhhhhhhhyyhhyhhhhyyyy

    • @bionicpenguin5471
      @bionicpenguin5471 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yeah and this video also provides u with additional nightmares, wat a great deal

  • @krrishmaheshwari4860
    @krrishmaheshwari4860 3 ปีที่แล้ว +715

    Everyone in the comments talking about smiley silicon atom
    Take a moment to appreciate this man❤️
    what an explanation 👍

    • @Isaac-ue7td
      @Isaac-ue7td 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I agree, he did a great job and now I don’t have to stress over what a transistor is

    • @minaminosuichi2717
      @minaminosuichi2717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Isaac-ue7td Yeah this is the best explanation about transistor, been watching a lot of videos but this one help me the most.

    • @bartdaudelin6995
      @bartdaudelin6995 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The presenter is not a "man" , it is a Large Language Module.

    • @bangtanTeen
      @bangtanTeen 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Comments full of bullshit

  • @lakshminarayananm1284
    @lakshminarayananm1284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    0:28 Switch and amplifier
    1:18 Doping
    4:37 Forward biased diode to break the potential barrier or depletion region(Switch)
    5:20 As an amplifier

  • @김김-e2l
    @김김-e2l 7 ปีที่แล้ว +359

    In my 26 years life, finally I've got how transistors work. Thank for nice video.

    • @scarletdcruz7843
      @scarletdcruz7843 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      김진수 this is so me. True to every last word. Wow.

    • @musiceditfor
      @musiceditfor 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Guy u did not expect to know this when u were below 7 or 10 years old so stop bullshit. Videos are better than books sometimes because of additionnal easy visual informations.

    • @scarletdcruz7843
      @scarletdcruz7843 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@musiceditfor you're missing the point. What we meant was we finally understood in depth how a transistor works. It also implies that videos are better than books. What I can't understand is how in the world did this comment manage to trigger you 😂😂😂

    • @shubham_anand
      @shubham_anand 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too

    • @SENIOR_VEE_K
      @SENIOR_VEE_K 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

  • @user-vt3vu4xv2l
    @user-vt3vu4xv2l 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1305

    1:33
    Therapist:
    Smiley Silicon Atom isn't real and can't hurt you.
    Smiley Silicon Atom:

  • @trolliieggs1816
    @trolliieggs1816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +677

    "silicon is useless in its original form"
    four-handed smiley : 👁👄👁

    • @yash1152
      @yash1152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      1:26

    • @anikafarzana4441
      @anikafarzana4441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ⊂(◉‿◉)つ

    • @hac_a_dev
      @hac_a_dev 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But it's the most important one for semiconductor and our hole technology is dependent on it

  • @hanasschoolwork4564
    @hanasschoolwork4564 4 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    I love that you turned those atoms into smileys. I used to be the girl who would draw everything as characters (electrons, protons, neutrons, different kinds of radiation, ph indicators, substances etc.) and it helped me to memember things better (and made learning more fun!).

    • @kirtiparashar1726
      @kirtiparashar1726 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Memember... Cute :)

    • @foobarmaximus3506
      @foobarmaximus3506 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If you used to be a girl, what would you be now? I'm confused.

    • @hanasschoolwork4564
      @hanasschoolwork4564 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@foobarmaximus3506 haha, well technically a woman now. I used to be a girl who _drew_ characters for different science concepts so I could remember them better. I still do it sometimes, but way less.

    • @hanasschoolwork4564
      @hanasschoolwork4564 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@kirtiparashar1726 Oops, typo! Memember sounds like a meme event for december. Not quite what I meant lol ( : remember*

    • @unliving_ball_of_gas
      @unliving_ball_of_gas ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@foobarmaximus3506A weird (but funny) way of saying "when I was a girl) for sure

  • @arfatbhore9908
    @arfatbhore9908 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I'm a CBSE class 12 student and I have this in my portions. You have no idea, how much of a help this video is for me .

    • @plumSlayer
      @plumSlayer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Visha Sri dont miss even a single bit in these as this the cell of a computer , srsly !

  • @superasn
    @superasn 8 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    The quality this video is better than what we see on discovery channel. So great that while Discovery channel which was once source of great information like this has switched to ghost stories and truck related shows, TH-cam has taken its place with such great videos instead.

    • @alextrebek8293
      @alextrebek8293 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      you've noticed that too. Other than survivor, i hate all reality shows. Ghost stories, while interesting, don't belong on discovery channel

    • @davidgittens3165
      @davidgittens3165 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      superasn 0

    • @dangerdavefreestyle
      @dangerdavefreestyle 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah yes, the saturday morning fixit shows you can watch on the sofa instead of fixing your pickup!

    • @adiprai2887
      @adiprai2887 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      well said, dude. i second your idea.

    • @insAneTunA
      @insAneTunA 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Totally agree with you, not to mention all the reruns and the never ending repetitive commercials. Discovery channel becomes unbearable to watch. I consider the people from Discovery as a bunch of scammers. Some shows are on for decades without a single new episode, or they give it a different name with a different narration but they keep the content the same so that you think that it is a totally new show.

  • @MrHatoi
    @MrHatoi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1893

    "Let's replace this silicon atom with a four-handed smiley."
    Let's not

    • @deepstariaenigmatica2601
      @deepstariaenigmatica2601 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      that was terrifying

    • @XxNinjaLimeXX
      @XxNinjaLimeXX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@deepstariaenigmatica2601 it really caught me off guard lmao

    • @xbrandi12345x
      @xbrandi12345x 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      I was really upset to find out they are doping too. Don't worry they won't be smiling for long.

    • @adimitri6445
      @adimitri6445 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hahaha I stopped the video and was about to comment this word for word until I saw you already said it

    • @DarkRedZane
      @DarkRedZane 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      IT SPOOKED THE SHIT OUT OF ME THE FIRST TIME I SAW IT NGL

  • @GururajBN
    @GururajBN 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Very lucid explanation about how a transistor is both an amplifier and a switch. Had read about this long back. Not being an engineer, I had forgotten. Many thanks for re-educating me. 🙏

  • @X19-x5f
    @X19-x5f ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This is by far the best explanation of how a transistor functions that I have ever seen, and I've seen a LOT of them. Well done!

  • @siddharthnandi8567
    @siddharthnandi8567 5 ปีที่แล้ว +578

    No one :
    Learn Engineering : *lets replace this silicon atom with a smiley*

  • @DlcEnergy
    @DlcEnergy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    I love how transistors smile. they're so positive.
    i'll show myself out.

    • @Liamhvet
      @Liamhvet 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      If its NPN

    • @bionicpenguin5471
      @bionicpenguin5471 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      they are positive cause they lost an electron who are u willing to lose

    • @randyfleet9968
      @randyfleet9968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The electrons though are quite the opposite!

  • @ilyakulakov6484
    @ilyakulakov6484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    When discussing the transistor basics, it's crucial to understand that (a) the voltages of the 1st power and 2nd powers sources (PS) are not arbitrary, they are picked specifically from a very narrow interval of what a given transistor can handle. (b) 1st PS is picked such as that there is not enough push / pull from the applied voltage for electrons on the left N to overcome P and go to the right N, but just barely not enough. (c) 2nd PS adds just enough push to the left N and just enough pull to P to let the electrons flow over the junction barriers.

  • @djpanther9621
    @djpanther9621 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is superb - I've been struggling to get my head around how transistors and diodes work....I can now visualise the process, thanking YOU!

  • @204rego
    @204rego 5 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    Three years at a university and I never understood transistors and about 30 mins worth of TH-cam videos and I finally understand this shit...

    • @satishkunchamkumar9099
      @satishkunchamkumar9099 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's true

    • @PkTechTalkies
      @PkTechTalkies 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      same here school or clz me smjh he nhi aaya

    • @personalfunfest
      @personalfunfest 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      college is not there to teach you... it's there to make you into a debt-slave

    • @skyz3ra
      @skyz3ra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I swear school is actually trying to complexify things just to confuse us but in reality everything is really simple it’s crazy.

    • @personalfunfest
      @personalfunfest 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@skyz3ra exactly... it's known as anti-learning.. it makes simple things complex. True learning is making complex things simple. The matrix is for the sheep

  • @smashermania1972
    @smashermania1972 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Now I understand about 90% about the Transistor, thanks well explained. Truly with demonstration one can understand easily instead of words by words.

  • @syedafatima8504
    @syedafatima8504 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks. you combined like 4 hrs long lectures to one smiley silicon video. hats off!

  • @zzzz1806
    @zzzz1806 6 ปีที่แล้ว +502

    the silicon atoms actually stop smiling when doping happens-

    • @tintinfan007
      @tintinfan007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhaa

    • @fay7725
      @fay7725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I think they start to stop smiling earlier when they are called "useless"

    • @srijansarvshresth
      @srijansarvshresth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kisi ko Sui parega to royega hi

    • @akhilesh7313
      @akhilesh7313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😁👌😂😂😂😂🤦‍♂️😅😅

    • @MrDoneboy
      @MrDoneboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Poor bastards, become , Junkies!

  • @Jamshid-art
    @Jamshid-art 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    What a brilliant teaching.

  • @MdRomjan-nh7tx
    @MdRomjan-nh7tx 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    From Bangladesh 😊🇧🇩🇧🇩

  • @14aremu
    @14aremu 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is the best explanation I have seen of N-type and P-type doping. Thank you!

  • @mellissadalby1402
    @mellissadalby1402 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Hey, this is really great. I studied Electronics many years ago (more than a decade before the Internet), and this video really would have helped me then. I can confirm its correctness, and I appreciate the work.

  • @himanidhankhar5149
    @himanidhankhar5149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Literally i couldn't get this from 10 teachers and now i got it so quick... Thank you !!

  • @TheRealAbrahamLincoln
    @TheRealAbrahamLincoln 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    4 handed smiley comments aside, this was an incredibly good video. Thank you for putting it together.

  • @AnilKumar-y9e2l
    @AnilKumar-y9e2l หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have never seen a video like this one ..Great visual explanation .Kudos

  • @AlqGo
    @AlqGo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is awesome! It's so puzzling why NO ONE besides you cares to explain the minute detail how current is amplified as you do at 4:50. THANK YOU!

  • @shantaguni9112
    @shantaguni9112 8 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Very interesting way of explanation.

    • @SabinCivil
      @SabinCivil  8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Nice to know that !

    • @zachweissman
      @zachweissman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Learn Engineering in the circuit with two transistors, what do u connect the emitter of the second transistor to?

    • @503jmn
      @503jmn 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ground

  • @alokyes
    @alokyes 7 ปีที่แล้ว +685

    The *four handed smiley* looks really creepy.

    • @tareklule9249
      @tareklule9249 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I LIKE creepy Atoms!

    • @jihyeonlee2840
      @jihyeonlee2840 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ㄹㅇ ㄷ ㄷ ㄷ

    • @nupurparmar2712
      @nupurparmar2712 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      true alox

    • @emkkahn
      @emkkahn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bird Box alien....

    • @Vysair
      @Vysair 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that is just my sleep paralysis demon

  • @nikhilforsakenkumawat6231
    @nikhilforsakenkumawat6231 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A 5 minute video taught me more than what I learnt for 2 hours in one of the top universities in my country.

  • @smartindiaOfficial
    @smartindiaOfficial 8 ปีที่แล้ว +273

    very informative, love watching your videos!

  • @spencerallbritton9459
    @spencerallbritton9459 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    This channel is amazing. I'm an EE major and I'm trying to get a good conceptual understanding of this stuff before I take the actual classes. I'm still doing my prereqs right now, I.e., Calc, physics, chemistry, blah blah blah. Thanks guys, this is incredibly informative! I'm going to try to build my own simple circuits and stuff next summer on my own.

    • @sparky0099
      @sparky0099 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wish I had this during college, would make visualizing a lot simpler.

    • @blackorb31415
      @blackorb31415 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      what chem classes do u take

    • @Skystrike70
      @Skystrike70 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm in my electrical engineering summary course as a mechanical engineer. This video explains transistors whereas in class they just say to connect them like so to make this circuit and to take their word that it will work.

  • @StephenRoseDuo
    @StephenRoseDuo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1417

    Off topic but that 4 armed smilie is one of the most disturbing thing I've ever seen O_O

    • @GrimmNinetyThr33
      @GrimmNinetyThr33 8 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Lmao that made the whole video for me. If I could I'd subscribe again.

    • @Fleurlean4
      @Fleurlean4 8 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Oh jeez, please forgive them for trying to teach you something and it hurt your feelings!

    • @dosmastrify
      @dosmastrify 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      had a rough day or something, Alter?

    • @dosmastrify
      @dosmastrify 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Why'd you watch the video then Alter? Golly chill out.

    • @Fleurlean4
      @Fleurlean4 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Alter Kater Stop watching edutainment videos then, most are dumbed down. Go to class to learn then, you serious man.

  • @d.e.c1609
    @d.e.c1609 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was the MOST impressive (analogy) and pictograph of how a *Transister* 'actually' works! GREAT job!

  • @microdesigns2000
    @microdesigns2000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    That is the most pleasing artists conception of electron motion I've seen in a diode. The way they look like they are magnetically sticking to the holes, then sort-of pop out just "feels" right. And the faster motion through the wire and corresponding slower motion across the width of the diode. I wonder, what is the tool used to make this animation? Thanks for the nice explanation of semiconductor junctions!

    • @SabinCivil
      @SabinCivil  8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      The tool used is Blender.

    • @microdesigns2000
      @microdesigns2000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I checked it out. Wow, Blender has come a long way!

    • @AlexRubio
      @AlexRubio 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Dennis Fox Yes it has. great open source software!!!!

    • @solankiricky5576
      @solankiricky5576 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      good

    • @prodigalus
      @prodigalus 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      EXACTLY. how much work they did, and didn't even get an ad on this video, multiplied by 2+m hits, which would have paid at least a grand for this one video, even at today's youtube rates, which could have really helped these guys out, so they could grow and eventually do it fulltime and teach more. and yes, the animated speed of the electrons really brings home the manner of amplification. and they may have used Flash to do this. or even maybe After Effects.. but Flash would have been the best and easiest.

  • @leandroalvaresmachado4396
    @leandroalvaresmachado4396 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Congrats! I am a physicist and I can to say that your explanation is very useful and understandable for a complex topic

  • @vishakhasasuke
    @vishakhasasuke 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The best video I've ever seen. If more these kinds of videos are available for Physics, students like will never get bored of this subject. 😭😭💯💯 Thank you so much for making this video and keep going like this.🔥🔥❤️❤️🙏🙏

  • @bbdamur17
    @bbdamur17 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The moment he talked about microphone and speaker, everything became clear to me.. like a revelation.. awesome!

  • @vanshikha7842
    @vanshikha7842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great explanation with perfect visuals! I actually didn't want the video to end, it's so engaging! Finally got my concepts cleared. Thanks!

  • @TRX450RVlogger
    @TRX450RVlogger 8 ปีที่แล้ว +865

    Do Electrons really Smile like this under a Microscope?

    • @hussamaj5865
      @hussamaj5865 8 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      Yes they do

    • @MrWorld-hc5rs
      @MrWorld-hc5rs 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      TRX VLOGGER i don't think so. after all they're all heartless beings

    • @TRX450RVlogger
      @TRX450RVlogger 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lord Black lol....

    • @ixape
      @ixape 8 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      smilies were representing atoms (or you should say nucleus, since electrons were in the hands) not electrons.

    • @sile1727
      @sile1727 8 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      Only when they are doping

  • @JohnnyRei
    @JohnnyRei 5 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    "Let's replace this silicon atom with a four-handed smiley."
    *I'm in.*

  • @ajitdalvi1822
    @ajitdalvi1822 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks

  • @vejymonsta3006
    @vejymonsta3006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This still baffles me after years of being an electronics engineer. I want a quantum explanation of PN junctions.

    • @brooped
      @brooped 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Not an electronics engineer, instead a computer scientist, but same. I always find myself asking the next "okay but why"...

    • @SmokeyBCN
      @SmokeyBCN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When you break things down to the quantum level, they can make significantly less sense, with a lot of seemingly "arbitrary" numbers and rules. The reality is these rules can make a lot of sense but not in the sane way as informative Videos like these. For most real world applications quantum effects are pointless to consider, and it's best to just accept that things are the way they are.

    • @kensmechanicalaffair
      @kensmechanicalaffair 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Need microscopic videos.

  • @jamesbrian2552
    @jamesbrian2552 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    "Let's replace this silicon atom with a four-handed smiley."
    :Mom pick me up, I'm scared

  • @alexconway2711
    @alexconway2711 5 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    "Let's replace this silicon atom with a four-handed smiley"
    God help us

    • @sirjohnahayfalcon
      @sirjohnahayfalcon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The atom has no smile that we can see, the sun might ,the moon might.

    • @madagalaharivardhan9412
      @madagalaharivardhan9412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      One doubt pls: at 5:22 the animation shows electrons coming out from base,but the current direction indicator which is Arrow is quite opposite to flow of electrons explain why?

    • @LlghtShlne
      @LlghtShlne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@madagalaharivardhan9412 the direction of conventional current is always taken opposite to flow of electrons or in the direction of 'flow' of holes.

  • @MizanurRahman-sd3co
    @MizanurRahman-sd3co ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video has made the concept crystal clear to me.Thanks a lot

  • @bruhbruh4137
    @bruhbruh4137 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    i have never seen such a happy silicon , absolutely loved SILICON

  • @MinefighterLP
    @MinefighterLP 5 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    Therapist: Don't worry, the four handed smiley isn't real
    Four handed smiley: 1:00

    • @abhijithanilkumar4959
      @abhijithanilkumar4959 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why all of you are talking bout it???
      What's the matter with it???

    • @lafudge2929
      @lafudge2929 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@abhijithanilkumar4959 Because it's scary AF! And at least for me personally, it doesn't help with visualization any more than a Bohr model would have lol.

    • @JayFFAFAlesanaES
      @JayFFAFAlesanaES 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Of course, someone who wat hes Maximilian or whatever copies comments. What else are you capable of?

    • @GR-ir2bu
      @GR-ir2bu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Melike Nur Alan Deus Ex meme

  • @dikshashahakar3767
    @dikshashahakar3767 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This video really helped me alot as am afraid of electronics a bit..!! Thank you very much for helping me out. :)

    • @DavidThomas-fb8bq
      @DavidThomas-fb8bq 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      You shouldn't be afraid of electronics. My brother forgot more about electronics than I learned. But I studied it for about 4 years , 35 years ago, at evening classes. My brother sat at home watching TV and didn't do any studies. You'll be OK!

  • @JwanIbrahim22
    @JwanIbrahim22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your video is better than a book that contains 7 chapters

  • @mecrajib
    @mecrajib 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Great job !! the last few minutes could have been extended to explain them with more details

  • @darrenparis8314
    @darrenparis8314 6 ปีที่แล้ว +582

    "Let's replace this silicon atom with a four-handed smiley."
    Nah, no thanks.

    • @justyouraveragefluff2298
      @justyouraveragefluff2298 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      What the literal f was that thing?!

    • @kolibri5861
      @kolibri5861 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i am crying

    • @totallyfrozen
      @totallyfrozen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My nightmares are made of silicon.

    • @foxbat7288
      @foxbat7288 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I prefer to imagine it as a quantum octopus.

    • @m.jailam8861
      @m.jailam8861 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Everybody gangsta until 5 handed smiley appeared.

  • @Ezzell_
    @Ezzell_ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    thank you so muchfor showing current flowing from neg to pos.

    • @dosmastrify
      @dosmastrify 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      not technically current, electron flow. Current is more of an abstract concept (now that we know its actually electrons flowing instead)

    • @latzobear
      @latzobear 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      are you being sarcastice? please answer, I'm learning about this stuff.

    • @Ezzell_
      @Ezzell_ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      no sarcasism. conventional flow is an old way(1880's) of labeling current flow when Benjamin Franklin assigned electrons flowing from positive to negitive...he just through lables on it....we found out later that that electrons move from a neg charged region to a possitive charged region. neg to pos. but before we knew this we labled our schematics with arrows in symbols thinking pos to neg. this was the conventional way of looking at it....and is now called conventional current flow....but the truth is that current is only the flow of electrons (sometimes in special setups electrons and ions can move to pos but this is rare) so we called it electron current flow. hope this helps

    • @latzobear
      @latzobear 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      ken ezzell yes it helped. thank you. I originally assumed conventional current meant from negative to positive.

    • @zachburke8906
      @zachburke8906 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ken ezzell so hold on. Diodes are actually backwards?
      Been doing electronic stuff for a few months now I'm all fucked up.

  • @denv5221
    @denv5221 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you Sir, you are the only one who got the skill, the talent to make me understand with your diagram, what a transistor really is. I'm a beginner, and for three days I have been watch about a transistor on youtube and what I notice after was that their explainations doesn't even tickle my brain! Thank you very much again. Ty

  • @adult484
    @adult484 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Thanks. This is the best channel for engineering topics. Can you please make a video on mosfets?

    • @SabinCivil
      @SabinCivil  8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Definitely, a video on MOSEFT is on the pipeline.

    • @luisjalabert8366
      @luisjalabert8366 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      when???

  • @Ancientlaws
    @Ancientlaws 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I learned this in Uni, but oh my god this video would have helped so much. If i had a job right now i would have donated to your Patreon. For now ill like and share, and probably show this video to my professor, he will hopefully appreciate it!

    • @SabinCivil
      @SabinCivil  8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We appreciate your helping attitude. Please spread the word !

  • @Froggy954
    @Froggy954 8 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    So if anyone will ever ask me about how transistors work, my answer is that four armed muscle faces get juiced with a massive alphabet syringe.

    • @prodigalus
      @prodigalus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      based on the glimpse of your life illustrated by your need for attention and the amount of intelligence displayed here, i doubt anyone will ask you anything. ever.

    • @johnnlee4175
      @johnnlee4175 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      prodigalus
      its called a joke you depressing shit

    • @Woke_detector
      @Woke_detector 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It really is amazing how easily people can begin internet arguments.

    • @thy7917
      @thy7917 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      People can't take a joke for godshake

    • @pikudopikao8425
      @pikudopikao8425 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The interesting thing is that prodigalus can say the exact same thing to himself.

  • @chandanjadav6764
    @chandanjadav6764 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sir you are a jenius. And your animation working videos is effectively usefull for engineering students, ya its true. So please keep to continue your work and teach to understand us thank u sir god bless you like you reach to top level in there is....

  • @samuelbrown5068
    @samuelbrown5068 8 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    That four handed smiley is horrific. Not even Lovecraft could have dreamed of such an unholy abomination...

    • @danvilela
      @danvilela 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Actually it helped me understand lol

    • @lcrazy8l
      @lcrazy8l 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Made me laugh. keep the creepy multi hand smiley!

    • @PsyQoBoy
      @PsyQoBoy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here we go... HP Love craft ftw!!!

    • @DownNeptune
      @DownNeptune 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, the 4H smiley shall remain forever nameless. But if it did have a name, it would have to be Eldritch.

    • @douglasjackson295
      @douglasjackson295 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      0:59

  • @rahulbirhman4831
    @rahulbirhman4831 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Such an appreciable video.... really did a good job....never ever seen this clear vision about transistors ...thanks a lot 😎👍

  • @vi683a
    @vi683a 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Needed this video 30 years ago.

  • @nazimtakhedmit8268
    @nazimtakhedmit8268 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    such a good and simplified explanation of the transistor's working principle, thank you so much !!!

  • @BigDictator5335
    @BigDictator5335 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can't imagine how this discovery was made, but I'm very glad someone figured it out.

  • @johnware5312
    @johnware5312 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Excellent description there. One of the best basics ive seen. Now do some on fets, scr and triacs.. :) If theyre as good as this one then nearly anyone should get it.

    • @socksumi
      @socksumi 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep. Lots of audio gear uses MOSFETS.

  • @atulsolanki2519
    @atulsolanki2519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks in a short video u explained all concepts very easily

  • @josephdickson3531
    @josephdickson3531 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I've always wanted to know how transistors work, and now I know~ :) very well described!!!

  • @ivurivurivur
    @ivurivurivur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mom- why don't you play with the neighbours' kids?
    The neighbours' kids- 1:09

  • @tanishqbansal283
    @tanishqbansal283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:20 I will probably see these things running towards me in my dreams

  • @lekhshisodiya6094
    @lekhshisodiya6094 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    A smal word of thanks would be so less in accordance to what i recived form this tutorial sso have a big vote of Thanks sir !!!

  • @saadqayyum2148
    @saadqayyum2148 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    3:33 Current flow in a forward biased pn junction is NOT due to "drift". The electrons moving from n to the p region aren't moving due to the attraction of the positive terminal of the battery. The movement of electrons is caused by the "diffusion" due to the concentration gradient in the p-region. The same is true for the holes moving from p region in to the n region.

    • @iahlinz
      @iahlinz ปีที่แล้ว

      That's true, the video should be edited. Thank you for pointing this out.

  • @Coastfog
    @Coastfog 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    0:55
    Narrator: "Let's replace this silicon atom with a four-handed smiley"
    Me, creeped out: "Yeeeah, let's not!?"

  • @SanskarTOP_G
    @SanskarTOP_G 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you are a 12std student from India,this video is very good.It contains the entire chapter of semiconductor,in a simple and short form.

    • @madagalaharivardhan9412
      @madagalaharivardhan9412 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      One doubt pls: at 5:22 the animation shows electrons coming out from base,but the current direction indicator which is Arrow is quite opposite to flow of electrons explain why?

    • @SanskarTOP_G
      @SanskarTOP_G 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@madagalaharivardhan9412
      Current always flows in the direction opposite to the flow of electrons.

    • @madagalaharivardhan9412
      @madagalaharivardhan9412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SanskarTOP_G yes, later I learned.thanks.

  • @takshashila2995
    @takshashila2995 6 ปีที่แล้ว +535

    sponsored by duracell.

    • @freakytesla1733
      @freakytesla1733 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😑😂😂😂

    • @YouKnowMeDuh
      @YouKnowMeDuh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      sponsored by Huawei

    • @bilmil5698
      @bilmil5698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Sponsored by duracell,nexus,snapdragon,huawei

    • @jace_Henderson
      @jace_Henderson 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Culpable Injustice and I’m like number 420, unfortunately and hour twenty-two minutes after 4/20 ended

  • @94D33M
    @94D33M 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    when you realise that the creepy silicon is the reason why you will remember it for the rest of your life

  • @juancarlosabad3298
    @juancarlosabad3298 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    nice animation , very simple and correct explanation ....

  • @shamdailo123
    @shamdailo123 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks!

  • @shreyagupta4402
    @shreyagupta4402 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    ‘Silicon is useless in its original form.’ Four handed smiley silicon: 🙁

  • @karthikmaturi9926
    @karthikmaturi9926 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Perfect explanation.Thank you.🙏🙏🙏

  • @isaiahphillip4112
    @isaiahphillip4112 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Nobody:
    Learn Engineering: Let's replace this silicon atom with a four handed smiley.

    • @leno7492
      @leno7492 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dude i still didnt undersand half the video

  • @TheDronings
    @TheDronings 5 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    "This is a clear case of current amplification!"
    Nothing is clear about this sir.

    • @solapowsj25
      @solapowsj25 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you use a small power to open a tap, a large volume of water would drain out. Clear water example for gain OR amplification.

    • @blusky3591
      @blusky3591 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      the current is amplified because electrons are flowing from both the batteries and not just one battery

    • @endurofan9854
      @endurofan9854 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blusky3591
      i didn't see any batteries,
      but 2 diodes

    • @blusky3591
      @blusky3591 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@endurofan9854 I must be referring to 2 duracell batteries you can see in 5:10 . I might be wrong so if you feel like correcting me, please do.

    • @nadie-qm8rq
      @nadie-qm8rq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      watch it 5 more times

  • @exlibrisas
    @exlibrisas 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Philosophy student here and I suck at math or physics. Don`t understand almost any of it, but it is still an interesting video.

    • @edgarcalochcampos1930
      @edgarcalochcampos1930 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Analog Human wtf

    • @Maskddingo
      @Maskddingo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That sucks for you. Higher level philosophy is very logic centric, which in turn is directly related to algebra. You will need to eventually understand using laws to establish proofs, or you will reach a road-block in your understanding of your chosen line of study.

    • @LockenJohny101
      @LockenJohny101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is because philosophy students are retards.
      Physics(I study that in 4th semeseter) is only my second greatest intrest after philosophy so I did 2 semesters in philosophy because we were offered to do so. Its a low effort useless degree, its an insult to philosophy that the word "philosophy" is used by you "people".

    • @simeoncannalte3016
      @simeoncannalte3016 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yo guys don’t hate on this guy holy shit. Not everyone has to study math and physics. I know hella lawyers who studied philosophy.

    • @stephentoth6003
      @stephentoth6003 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LockenJohny101 Man i wonder if he learned in his Philosophy Classes, that appareantly all science majors philosophy on life is "be a condescending prick"

  • @lemersonjancutab3297
    @lemersonjancutab3297 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "REQUEST": Make some videos about Thyristors

  • @anamboijohn711
    @anamboijohn711 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love this, the animation makes understanding, really simple.

  • @educationdegreeonline4626
    @educationdegreeonline4626 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    finally I understand transistor , and this will help me in my educational videos and to teach other students...
    God Bless You,...

  • @badalkumar4775
    @badalkumar4775 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow !
    Although, I knew about diodes and transistors but this animated video just enabled me to visualise the physics behind it. Great video 👍👍

  • @parvathivivekanandan5749
    @parvathivivekanandan5749 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Me: Doesn't know what is a transistor
    *watches this video
    Me: Still doesn't know what is a transistor

    • @spadikam9672
      @spadikam9672 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Consider a computer memory. The only terms which computer can understand is 1 & 0. ie; either on(1) or off(2). Now let's talk about transistor.
      If we feed a base voltage to a transisistor high enough the transistor starts conducting. We can call this ON state.
      if the base voltage we fed isn't high enough the transistor stops conducting which we can call the ' OFF' state.
      Computer interpret this ON state as 1 and..
      OFF state as 0.
      That's how computer works, it stores info and stuffs like that..
      Learning about Working of the transistor is pretty simple if we first knew why and where do we use it.
      Why the hell it has to act like a switch if we have a manual switch like the thing we use at our home??
      Transistor is compact, doesn't have any moving parts and it is so so so so small hehe

    • @TheFilipFonky
      @TheFilipFonky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@spadikam9672 Oh, so basically if they receive a current that's too low they appear as "off" but if the current goes above a certain threshold they appear "on" and act accordingly. Lmao I honestly understood it better from your comment than the video

    • @spadikam9672
      @spadikam9672 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@TheFilipFonky yeh.. that's exactly how it works hehee 😊🖐️

    • @jinxy7869
      @jinxy7869 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      f

    • @91239363
      @91239363 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheFilipFonky but how the computer decides when it needs a low voltage or high voltage for each transistor?

  • @mystique8103
    @mystique8103 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You tube channel like this are very precious for humankind

  • @vijayanand726
    @vijayanand726 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I feel extremely difficult about semiconductors.sometimes i hate this.but after seeing this video i feels satisfied.now i have an interest to study semiconductors

  • @SabinCivil
    @SabinCivil  7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Be our dubbing partner and earn a regular income !
    learnengineering.org/be-our-dubbing-partner/

    • @aasimahmed11
      @aasimahmed11 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      How

    • @Hoidberg
      @Hoidberg 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Learn Engineering I subscribed because I want to be an engineer when I grow up

    • @stephensu4371
      @stephensu4371 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Learn Engineering can we have the Mosfet version please, your video are awsome

    • @EduXicao
      @EduXicao 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is that Bob Saget's voice? The Future Ted from HIMYM?

    • @ZeeshanKhan-cd3gl
      @ZeeshanKhan-cd3gl 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I want to upload dub video in urdu but if you do not have any urdu dubbing partner. do you have urdu dubbing urdu partner.

  • @dulminperera3762
    @dulminperera3762 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    2:39 The CC setting (subtitles) tell 'inside' instead of 'n-side'.
    I know it's a negligible issue, but just in case if any one (new to this topic) got confused.

  • @Mark1Mach2
    @Mark1Mach2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best and most clear explanation of Transistors I’ve seen. Thank you!

  • @chaseramos4865
    @chaseramos4865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I can't focus because I'm laughing at the four handed smiley

  • @Teth47
    @Teth47 8 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    "Let's replace the Silicon atom with a four-handed smiley." Please don't... *Immediately happens* OH GOD KILL IT WITH FIRE!

  • @swaglord3608
    @swaglord3608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The moment i saw the 4 handed smiley, i thought: "Well, this is horrifying"