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Pass transistor is usually defined as transistor between Vin and Vout of a linear regulator.
For a high current power supply, generally SMPS is applied for high efficiency reason. If so, there will not be pass transistor.
However, for some applications in which low noise is a concern, linear regulator will be used between SMPS output and load to improve noise performance. Of course this will seriously decrease efficiency.
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