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Common-Base/Gate Circuits Common-Base BJT circuit The figure below shows the simplied Pi model of a common-base BJT.
rce

e
Vin

ib(+1)

c
b
Zout RL
Vout

Vin rbe

Zin

ib

.ib or gm.Vbe

Vout

RIN =

i ( + 1).rbe VIN 1 = b = rbe = IIN ib ( + 1) gm

wher gm = e

ICQ VT

AV =

VOUT .ib .rce = VIN ib ( + 1)rbe

.rce ( + 1)rbe

rce rbe

ICQ VA . VT ICQ

VA VT

(as

1 = rce ) gm

Ai =

IOUT .ib = = 1 +1 IIN ib ( + 1))

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rce

iT+.i

e
c
Vin

ib rbe

iT
iT-ib

iT
.ib Vout

b
Rs

Zout RL

Vout
B

Vs

To determine the Output impedance of the circuit we can connect a voltage source (Vs + Rs) to the base and ground the input ie the emitter. We then have to resistances in parallel connected to the current source .ib.

R OUT =

VOUT iT

VOUT = (i T + .ib )rce + ib .rbe Also ib = i T Rs rbe + R s sub into above equation

Rs Rs rce + iT VOUT = iT + .iT .rbe rbe + R s rce + R s R OUT = VOUT Rs R .r = rce + .rce + s be iT rbe + R s rbe + R s

If R s = 0 then R OUT = rce If R s = large then R OUT = rce + .rce + 1 = ( + 1).rce

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Common-Gate MOSFET Circuit

rds d
Io

RL source drain

IIN = gmVsg s

gmVsg Vin
rIN

rdg
Vsg
RL

Vout

Vin

Vout

gate

Voltage Gain Av

AV =

VO VIN

VIN = Vsg

r .R VO = gmVsg(rdg //R L ) A V = gm dg L r +R L dg
Input Resistance

R IN =

VIN Vgs 1 = = = ID I IN gmVgs gm

Output Resistance As the source is low impedance ie close to ground for ROUT rds appears to be connected across rds to ground.

R OUT =

VO = rdg //rds IO

Current Gain Ai Ai = 1