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What does a safe operating area diagram bound?

  • A.The temperature range over which beta is specified
  • B.The frequency range in which gain exceeds unity
  • C.The load impedances that keep the stage stable
  • D.The combinations of current and voltage permitted

Answer: D

The diagram bounds which combinations of collector current and collector-emitter voltage the device may occupy, limited by maximum current, maximum voltage, maximum power and secondary breakdown. Beta temperature range, gain-bandwidth and stability are all specified elsewhere. Four separate limits drawn on one pair of axes is far more useful than four numbers, because a design point can then be checked against all of them at a glance. Most errors on this topic come from carrying a result across from a neighbouring scheme where it does not hold.

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