

It forms two diodes circuits with the emitter and collector. The base is very thin and is always lightly doped.

On the other hand, transistors are a lot compact in size, and they consume way less power than a vacuum tube. These tubes were not only bulky, but they also consumed a lot of power, resulting in a less efficient overall system. Transistors had drastically revolutionized the world before transistors vacuum tubes were used. A transistor is an electronic component that is used in switching and for amplification of the electrical signals.
