Saturation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005057",
  "term": "Saturation",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The state in an electronic circuit where an active device, such as a transistor, is driven into a condition where further increases in input signal produce no further increase in output. This occurs when the device is operating at its maximum current or voltage capacity. In a bipolar junction transistor, saturation means both collector-base and base-emitter junctions are forward-biased.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "see_also": [
    "saturate"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Sättigung",
    "es": "saturación",
    "fr": "saturation"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/saturation/"
}