Gummel plot
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In electronics, the Gummel plot is the combined plot of the electric currents <math>I_c</math> and <math>I_b</math> of a transistor vs. the base-emitter voltage, <math>V_{be}</math>, on a semi-logarithmic scale. This plot is very useful in device characterization because it reflects on the quality of the emitter-base junction while the base-collector bias, <math>V_{bc}</math>, is kept at a constant. A number of other device parameters can be garnered either quantitatively or qualitatively directly from the Gummel plot: the d.c. gain, b; base and collector ideality factors, nIb and nIc; series resistances and leakage currents.
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