If we consider both the amplifier and feedback networks to be represented as a two-port,

then four basic feedback amplifier topologies can be defined: voltage, transresistance,
current, and transconductance amplifiers. Figure 18.2 shows these four amplifiers in block
diagram form; each is characterized by a specific combination of the input and output port
connections. Port voltages are summed by connecting the ports in series, and port currents
are summed by connecting the ports in parallel, usually termed a shunt connection.
In the voltage amplifier topology in Fig. 18.2(a), the input port of the feedback net-
work is connected in series with the input port of the amplifier, and the output ports of the
amplifier and feedback network form a parallel or shunt connection. Thus this topology is
referred to as a series-shunt feedback amplifier. The first adjective refers to the input port
configuration and the second refers to the output.
In the transresistance topology in Fig. 18.2(b), shunt connections are used at both the
input and output ports; thus this circuit is referred to as a shunt-shunt feedback amplifier.
The current amplifier topology in Fig. 18.2( c) connects the input ports in parallel and the
output ports in series and so is usually referred to as a shunt-series feedback amplifier.
Finally, for the transconductance amplifier topology in Fig. 18.2( d), the ports of the am-
plifier and feedback network are connected in series at both the input and output, so this
topology is referred to as the series-series feedback amplifier.
We analyze the behavior of these amplifiers using two-port descriptions for the am-
plifiers and feedback networks. Based on the various port connections, analysis of each
type uses a different set of two-port parameters.

MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DESIGN , by Richard C. Jaeger , Auburn University

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