Sziklai pair

noun

A configuration of two bipolar transistors, similar to a Darlington pair but having one NPN and one PNP transistor.

Meanings

nounSziklai pair (plural Sziklai pairs)

plural Sziklai pairs

  1. businessA configuration of two bipolar transistors, similar to a Darlington pair but having one NPN and one PNP transistor.

Origin

Named after George Clifford Sziklai (1909–1998), Hungarian-American electrical engineer.

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Sziklai pair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sziklai%20pair

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