ANALOG ELECTRONIC

CIRCUITS 1
EKT 104

Basic BJT Amplifiers (Part 3)

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COMMON-COLLECTOR
AMPLIFIER
SMALL-SIGNAL VOLTAGE GAIN
INPUT AND OUTPUT IMPEDANCES
SMALL-SIGNAL CURRENT GAIN

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Common-collector Amplifier
- Circuits

vO

Common collector
circuit
(Emitter-follower)

Small-signal equivalent circuit (using

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transconductance parameter)
Common-collector Amplifier
- Small-signal Analysis: Voltage Gain, Impedance

I o (1 ) I b
Vo I o (ro // RE )

Vin I b r Vo I b [r (1 )( ro // RE )] I b Rib
Rib [r (1 )( ro // RE )] Input resistance
Ri
Vin Vs
Ri Rs Small signal voltage gain
Vo (1 )( ro // RE ) Ri
where Av
Ri R1 R2 Rib Vs r (1 )( ro // RE ) Ri R4 s
Common Collector Amplifier
-Output Impedance

The output
Small-signal equivalent circuit (using impedance analysis
transconductance parameter) on the next slide is
based on this
circuit. 5
Common collector amplifier
-Output impedance
Summing currents at output node
V V Vx
I x g mV x x
Let; RE ro r R1 // R2 // Rs
Vx r
Ro V Vx
Ix r R1 // R2 // Rs

V V Vx
therefore, I x g mV x x
RE ro r R1 // R2 // Rs
g m r V V Vx
I x Vx x x
r R1 // R2 // Rs RE ro r R1 // R2 // Rs
Note that g m r
Ix 1 1 1 1

Vx r R1 // R2 // Rs RE ro Ro
r R1 // R2 // Rs
therefore, Ro // RE // ro
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Example
Calculate
the small signal voltage gain,

the input and output resistance.

Assume the transistor & circuit parameter are;=100, VCC=5V, VBE=0.7V,

VA=80V and ro=100k.

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Common-collector Amplifier
- Small-signal Analysis: Current Gain

Ie ro
Current gain Ai where I e I o
Ii ro RE
R1 R2
I o 1 I b 1 Ii

R1 R2 Rib
R1 // R2
I b I i
R1 // R2 Rib
Current gain
R1 R2 ro
Ai 1
Ie
r R
Ii R1 R2 Rib o E

If R1R2 Rib and ro RE then Ai (1+)

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 COMMON-BASE
AMPLIFIER
SMALL-SIGNAL VOLTAGE GAIN
INPUT AND OUTPUT IMPEDANCES
SMALL-SIGNAL CURRENT GAIN

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Common-base Amplifier
- Circuits

Common-base
circuit

Small-signal
equivalent
circuit

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Common-base Amplifier
- Small-signal Analysis: Voltage Gain
Vo ( g mV )( RC // RL )
V V Vs (V )
g mV 0 [KCL Equation at node E]
r RE RS
1 1 1 Vs

V
since g m r
r RE RS RS
Vs r
then, V // RE // RS
RS 1

1 r
g m RC RL
Vo
Voltage gain Av RE RS
Vs RS 1
If RS approaches zero, then Av = gm(RC||RL) 11
Common-base Amplifier
- Small-signal Analysis: Current Gain
V V
I i g mV 0 [KCL Equation at node E]
r RE
r
V I i // RE
1
RC
I o ( g mV )
RC RL

Io RC r
Current gain
Ai g m
RE
Ii RC RL 1
If RE approaches infinity and RL approaches zero, then;

g m r
Aio short circuit current gain
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Common-base Amplifier
- Small-signal Analysis: Impedance
Input resistance Ii
Rie

Ib

V
Rie (at E)
Ii
KCL equation at input
V 1 Input resistance
I i I b g mV g mV V
r r Rie = re = r
V r 1
Rie re Input resistance
Ii 1 13
Common-base Amplifier
- Small-signal Analysis: Impedance
Output resistance Ro

Ix
Vx

Vs has been set equal to zero

KCL equation at E
V V V
g mV 0 when vs 0 Output resitance
r RE RS
This implies that V 0, so g mV 0 Ro = RC
So, Ro RC 14
Summary & Comparison
Configuration Common Common Common Base
Emitter Collector

Voltage Gain Av > 1 Av 1 Av > 1

Current Gain Ai > 1 Ai > 1 Ai 1

Input Moderate High Low

Resistance (k) (50-100k) ()
Output Moderate to Low Moderate to
Resistance High High

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