Single-Stage BJT Amplifiers and BJT High-Frequency Model: Asst. Prof. Dr. Montree Siripruchyanun
Single-Stage BJT Amplifiers and BJT High-Frequency Model: Asst. Prof. Dr. Montree Siripruchyanun
Single-Stage BJT Amplifiers and BJT High-Frequency Model: Asst. Prof. Dr. Montree Siripruchyanun
Common-Emitter Amplifier
First, assume Re = 0 (this is not re, but an explicit resistor) The BJT is biased with a current source (with high output impedance) and a capacitor connects the emitter to ground. Cap provides an AC short at the emitter for small time-varying signals but is an open circuit for DC signals Can redraw the circuit with an equivalent circuit that replaces the BJT with its hybrid- model Rs B C
gmv vs v r r RC vo
base current is
To determine the voltage gain, first find the gain from the base to the collector (ignore ro b/c it complicates the analysis considerably)
NOTE: Voltage gain between base and collector is equal to ratio of total resistance in the collector to the total resistance in the emitter. To find the total gain,
Characteristics with Re : gain is lower, but also less dependent on input resistance is higher allows higher input signal voltage
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Common-Base Amplifier
Ground the base and drive the input signal into the emitter through a coupling capacitor (only passes ac signals)
Model the small signal approximation with a T-model current source is an AC open and CC is an AC short
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The output impedance is just CB amp characteristics: voltage gain has little dependence on gain depends critically on Rs is non-inverting most commonly used as a unity-gain current amplifier or current buffer and not as a voltage amplifier: accepts an input signal current with low input resistance and delivers a nearly equal current with high output impedance most significant advantage is its excellent frequency response (which we will see later)
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Also called an emitter follower since the emitter follows the input signal Used for connecting a source with a large Rs to a load with low resistance
Redraw the circuit to have ro in parallel with RL now, find Ri when re << RL << ro notice the amplifier has large input resistance Find the gain with two voltage dividers
gain is less than unity, but close (to unity) since is large and re is small
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In BJTs, the PN junctions (EBJ and CBJ) also have capacitances associated with them C is the reverse-biased CB junction
C represents the capacitance of the forward-biased EBJ which exhibits both the junction cap and diffusion cap
At high frequencies, the base resistance can also an important role in device operation
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