throbscottle
Well-Known Member
I was just reading about Sziklai pairs, and thought it would be a better choice than a Darlington pair as a PSU pass element. Nobody seems to be doing this though. Any thoughts as to why?
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Why do you think it would be better?
It does have a lower base-emitter drop, but I was curious as to why the OP thought it was better.Presumably it has a lower voltage drop?.
It good be the difficulty of making both good NPNs and PNPs on the same substrate.......................
Semiconductor manufacturers make many darlingtons but I do not think anybody makes Sziklai pairs. Maybe the patent says a high cost royalty must be paid to make them.
Yes, like this:Audioguru pair. Hmmm, has a certain ring to it!