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Logic Gates from Transistors

Transistors can be used as automatic fast switches.

They respond to changes in voltage. When the base-emitter has a high enough voltage across it, the collector-emitter resistance of the transistor goes low, the collector voltage with respect to ground may then be less than a volt and can be used as a logic 0 in the TTL logic family.

The circuits below show how gates are made from transistors.