Homework #5

Solution
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):

(a) - (c)
(b) npn transistor

(d) VBE = VBC

I S VBE
exp 1
R VT
I V
I E S exp BE 1
F VT
1
1 V
I B I S exp BE 1
F R VT

e I C

IE

IB

1
1

F
R

and

IE

R
IC
F

F
I 400I E and I B I E IC 401 I E
R E
For the circuit I B 150A
150A
0.374 A, and IC 149.6 A.
Therefore I E

Using IC

VBC VBE

401

IB
150A
0.025V ln
VT ln

1 1 0.591 V
1
1

I S
2 fA
100 0.25
F R

3. Four Resistor Biasing (40 points):

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):

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