ECE3040 Microelectronic Devices and Circuits F.

Ayazi

Topics
1. Common-Base (CB) and the Common-Gate (CG) Amplifiers
2. Input and Output Resistance
3. Summary and Comparison of Common-Base and Common-Gate Amplifiers

1. Common-Base (CB) and the Common-Gate (CG) Amplifiers

a) Common Base (b) Common Gate

• AC Equivalent Circuits:

• Small-Signal Gain Calculation:

(Neglect r0 in gain calculations)

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v th = −(Rth × ith + v be )
vo
v o = − g m v be ⋅ R L → v be = −
g m RL
v be v v
ith = + g m v be = be (1 + g m rπ ) = be (β o + 1)
rπ rπ rπ
v be vo
v th = − (Rth (β o + 1) + rπ ) = [Rth (β o + 1) + rπ ]
rπ g m rπ × R L
vo β o RL g m RL
⇒ Avth = = → Avth ≈ >0 non - inverting amplifier
v th rπ + (β o + 1)Rth 1 + g m Rth
→ output phase is in phase with the input signal

g m RL
⇒ Av(CG ) =
th
g m Rth + 1

β o +1 gm βo gm
note : = where α o = and since α o ≈ 1 → ≈ gm
rπ αo β o +1 αo

numerical example
9.8 × 10 −3 × 18 × 10 3 Ω
Avth ≅ = 9.73
9.8 × 10 −3 S × 1.73 × 10 3 Ω
1+
0.99
if we assume α = 1 then Avth = 9.83 ⇒ 1% difference (very small error)

2. Input and Output Resistance

• Input Resistance

v x = −v be
v   1 
i x = − be + g m v be  = − g m v be  + 1 
 rπ   βo 
vx α 1
= Rin = o ≈
ix gm gm

o For CB: Rin≈1/gm

o For CG: Rin=1/gm

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• Output Resistance

o Rout ≈ ro(1+gmRth) for both CB and CG amplifiers

3. Summary and Comparison of Common-Base and Common-Gate Amplifiers

CB (BJT) CG (MOS)

RL g m RL
Voltage Gain ≈ > g m RL
1 R 1 + g m Rth High
+ th 1 + g m Rth
Avth=vo/vth gm αo

αo 1 < 1
Rin ≈ Low
gm gm gm

Rout ro (1 + g m Rth ) > ro (1 + g m Rth ) High

Current Gain
≈ +1 ≤ +1
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