Why is the BJT breakdown voltage $BV_{CEO}$ typically smaller then $BV_{CBO}$? Select one: a. The carriers produced in the base-collector junction by the breakdown phenomena are injected into the base but as the base is open they introduce a bias on the base-emitter junction creating transistor action. b. The carriers produced in the base-collector junction are injected into the base but as the base is open they introduce a bias on the base-collector junction creating transistor action. c. The carriers produced in the emitter-collector junction by the breakdown phenomena are injected into the base but as the base is open they introduce a bias on the base-emitter junction creating transistor action. d. The carriers produced in the base region by avalanche phenomena introduce a bias on the base-emitter junction creating transistor action.
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