Lab 3 Write-Up

Anchit Dixit
Section: Tursday 10AM-1PM
SID: 21379988

Part 2






2. We set up the circuit shown above with
and increased

until the current

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.%
Since the collector was at a higher potential than the base, we concluded the region
of operation was forward active.
3. We measured:
I

.3
Since [
I
B
I
C
; [
.mA
.3
4. Since o
[
[
; o

Now I

o
.3
We measured :
I

. ; Our values were nearly identical.

. When we applied heat to our transistor we noticed:
I

did not seem to change much (i

I

increased by about
. Intuitively as we heat up the
increase since we know:
I
s

n
n

2
and I

I
s

Note:

also increases with

grows by

and is
. A)
The graph on the data sheet showed the value of about
and

. Our [ value was

sense since our

was at higher
We set up the circuit shown above with

H,

K,

until the current I

.. We measured:
the collector was at a higher potential than the base, we concluded the region
forward active.
mA
3mA

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Our values were nearly identical.
When we applied heat to our transistor we noticed:
not seem to change much (i.e. the current fluctuated 2.%
increased by about .3%
as we heat up the transistor we increase n

and
n
. So naturally
increase since we know:
s

also increases with temperature however it is negligible since
and is in turn squared in I
s
s proportionality
The graph on the data sheet showed the value of about 2 for [ with
value was , which was a slightly higher however made
was at higher voltage of 2.2%4%

General circuit layout for
problems 2
,

the collector was at a higher potential than the base, we concluded the region
%p 3.p)
. So naturally I
s
would
however it is negligible since n

with I

.
, which was a slightly higher however made
General circuit layout for
problems 2-9
B)
We wrote down values of I

for different values of

:
Voltage(

) Current (I

) in
mA
2. .4%
3 .4%%4
3. .4%33
4 .4%4
4. .
.4
. .%
.%
. .3
.
. .%4
% .22

The voltage vs current was plotted and based upon linear-regression model (with a
pretty good
2
) ,

2.3
%. We set up the circuit shown above with

4V and

2 . We measured:
I

.3
I

.32

.%24

.4%44
Since we were forward biasing both the emitter and the collector junctions, the
region of operation was saturation.
%. We set up the circuit shown above with

3V and

. We measured:
I

.24

2.22%
Since we reverse biased both the emitter and the collector junction, the region of
operation was cut-off.

. We flipped the emitter and collector and set the circuit shown below with with

4V and

y = 152.03x - 71.511
R = 0.9883
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0.48 0.49 0.5 0.51 0.52 0.53
V
o
l
t
a
g
e
(
V
)
Current (mA)
V-I







We measured:
I

.3
I

.%

4.%

.34%
By flipping the emitter and
biased the collector. Thus, the


Part 3:
3. A) To get a higher amplification, we grounded the emitter
components unchanged



















and the collector we reversed biased the emitt
. Thus, the region of operation was reverse active
To get a higher amplification, we grounded the emitter while leaving all other
unchanged:


Circuit layout for
problems 10
Circuit layout for
problems 3A
biased the emitter and forward
reverse active.
while leaving all other
ircuit layout for

ircuit layout for
Here the reading for our gain:


Our gain was about 4
B)
i.) From the transfer function plot the maximum slope was :
ii.) We connected our setup with two other groups in a ring oscillator circuit
Our Oscilloscope Reading :

The frequency of oscillation is about