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FET Amplifiers Chapter 8
Ch.8 Summary
Introduction FETs provide: Excellent voltage gain High input impedance Low-power consumption Good frequency response
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FET Small-Signal Model
Transconductance: The ratio of a change in ID to the corresponding change in VGS Transconductance is denoted gm and given by:
ID gm V GS
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Geographical Determination of gm
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Mathematical Definitions of gm gm
ID VGS
2I g m DSS VP
VGS 1
V P
For VGS = 0 V
g m0
2I DSS VP
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VGS ID g m g m0 1
g m0
V IDSS P
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FET Impedence Input impedance: Zi
Output Impedance: 1 Zo rd y os
where
rd
VDS ID
VGS constant
yos= admittance parameter listed on FET spec sheets
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FET AC Equivalent Circuit
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Common-Source (CS) Fixed-Bias
The input is applied to the gate and the output is taken from the drain There is a 180 phase shift between the circuit input and output
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Calculations Input impedance: Z i RG
Output impedance: Zo RD||rd
Z o RD
rd 10 RD
Voltage gain: Av Av
Vo g m (rd ||RD ) Vi
Vo g m RD Vi
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rd 10 RD
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Common-Source (CS) Self-Bias
This is a common-source amplifier configuration, so the input is applied to the gate and the output is taken from the drain.
There is a 180 phase shift
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Calculations Input impedance: Zi RG
Output impedance: Zo rd ||RD Zo RD
rd 10 RD
Voltage gain: Av g m ( rd ||RD )
Av g m RD
rd 10 RD
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Common-Source (CS) Self-Bias
Removing Cs affects the gain of the circuit.
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Calculations Input impedance: Zi RG
Output impedance: Z o RD
rd 10 RD
Voltage gain: Vo g m RD
R RS Vi 1 g m RS D rd V g R Av o m D rd 10( RD RS ) Vi 1 g m RS Av
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Common-Source (CS) Voltage-Divider Bias This is a common-source amplifier configuration, so the input is applied to the gate and the output is taken from the drain.
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Impedances Input impedance: Zi R1 ||R2
Output impedance: Zo rd ||RD
Z o RD
rd 10 RD
Voltage gain: Av g m (rd ||RD ) Av g m RD
rd 10 RD
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Source Follower (Common-Drain)
In a common-drain amplifier configuration, the input is applied to the gate, but the output is taken from the source. There is no phase shift between input and output.
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Impedances Input impedance: Z i RG
Output impedance: Zo rd ||RS || Zo RS ||
1 gm
1 gm
rd 10 RS
Voltage gain: Av
Vo g m (rd ||RS )
Vi 1 g m ( rd ||RS )
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Av
Vo g m RS
Vi 1 g m RS
rd 10
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Common-Gate (CG) Circuit
The input is applied to the source and the output is taken from the drain.
There is no phase shift
between input and output.
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Calculations Input impedance: rd RD
g r m d
1 Z i RS || r 10 RD gm d Zi RS ||
Output impedance: Zo RD ||rd Z o RD
rd 10
Voltage gain:
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RD g m RD r V d Av o Vi
RD 1
rd
Av g m RD
rd 10 RD
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D-Type MOSFET AC Equivalent
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E-Type MOSFET AC Equivalent
gm and rd can be found in the specification sheet for the FET.
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Common-Source Drain-Feedback There is a 180 phase shift between input and output.
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Calculations Input impedance: Zi Zi
RF rd ||RD 1 g m (rd ||RD )
RF 1 g m RD
RF rd ||RD ,rd 10 RD
Output impedance: Zo RF ||rd ||R D Z o RD
RF rd ||RD ,rd 10 RD
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Av g m (RF ||rd ||RD ) Av g m RD
RF rd ||RD, rd 10 RD
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Common-Source Voltage-Divider Bias
The input is applied to the gate and the output is taken from the drain. There is a 180 voltage phase shift between input and output.
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Calculations Input impedance: Z i R 1||R2
Output impedance: Zo rd ||RD Z o RD
rd 10
Voltage gain:
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Av g m (rd ||RD )
Av g m RD
rd 10 RD
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Summary Table
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Summary Table
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Summary Table
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Ch.8 Summary
Troubleshooting Check the DC bias voltages: If not correct check power supply, resistors, FET. Also check to ensure that the coupling capacitor between amplifier stages is OK.
Check the AC voltages:
If not correct check FET, capacitors and the loading effect of the next stage
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