Practical Electronics/Bipolar Transistors/PNP Transistor

PNP Transistor
A PNP transistor is made by joining one Negative Typed Semiconductor in between two Positive Typed Semiconductors.
 * [[image:PNP BJT.svg|400px]]

The symbol for a PNP Transistor:
 * [[image:BJT symbol PNP.svg|75px]]

Transistor's Rectifier
A PNP Transistor only allows half of a negative cycle of a voltage or signal wave to pass and grounds any positive cycle of a voltage or signal wave.