Homework #5

Due Date: October 29, 2014 (Wednesday)

ECE 3040 C Fall 2014
Microelectronic Circuits
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
1. Pierret, Problem 12.3 (10 points)
2. Bipolar Junction Transistor (30 points): For the shown
transistor, IS = 2 x 10-15 A, F = 100, and R = 0.25.
(a) Label the collector, base, and emitter terminals of the
transistor.
(b) What is the transistor type?
(c) Label the base-emitter and base-collector voltages, VBE and VBC, respectively, and
label the normal directions for IE, IC, and IB.
(d) What is the relationship between VBE and VBC?
(e) Write a simplified form of the transport model equations that apply to this particular
circuit configuration. Write an expression for IE/IB. Write an expression for IE/IC.
(f) Find the values for IE, IC, IB, VBC, and VBE.
3. Four Resistor Biasing (40 points): Find the Q-point for the shown fourresistor bias circuit. Assume that F = 50 and VEB = 0.7 V.
4. Pierret, Problem 16.1, parts (a), (b), and (c) (10 points)
5. Pierret, Problem 16.4, parts (a), (b), (c), and (d) (10 points)
6. PNP Transistor: DC Analysis (20 points):
(a) Draw the dc equivalent circuit and (b)
find the Q-point for the amplifier circuit on
the right. Assume F = 135 and VCC = 9V,
R1 = 20 k , R2 = 62 k , RC = 13 k, RE
= 3.9 k, RI = 1 k, R3 = 100 k.

7. PNP Transistor: AC Analysis (20 points):

(a) Draw the equivalent circuit used for the

ac analysis of the amplifier circuit on the right, assuming all capacitors have infinite
value. (b) Redraw the ac equivalent circuit, replacing the transistor with its small signal
equivalent. (c) Calculate the transistor parameters gm, r and ro (assume an Early voltage
VA = 100 V). (d) Calculate the voltage gain vo/vi.