Cascode Amplifier Example - Fall 2000

R P( x , y )

x .y
x

R1

390000

RC

20000 R E

Vp

65

rx

20

vs

Function for calculating parallel resistors.

y
R2

200000

4300
Vm
r0

RS

R3

56000

1000 R L
V BE

0.65

R4

100

10000
VT

0.025

50000

With v s = 1, the voltage gain is equal to v o .

199

0.995

DC Bias Solution

V BB1

V p .R 3

V m. R 1

R1

R BB1

RP R1

V BB1

Vm

R2

R3

R1

R1
R2

R3

.R

R 2, R 3

I E1
1

.I E1

R2

R BB1

V BE

I E1 .R E

Solve these to obtain.

V p .R 3
I E1

R1
R BB1
1

r e1

VT
I E1

V m. R 1

R2

Vm

V BE

R2

R3

RE

R 1 .R 3
.
1 R1 R2 R3

I E1 = 1.0552 10

r e1 = 23.6922

I E2
r e2

.I E1

I E2 = 1.0499 10

VT

r e2 = 23.8113

I E2

Checks for active mode.

V B1
V B2
V C1
V CB1
V C2
V CB2

I E1 .R E

V BE

V p. R 2

R3

R1

R2

V B2

V BE

V C1
Vp

V B1

.I E2 .R C

V C2

V B2

V B1 = 5.1874

Vm
V m .R 1
R3

I E2
1

.R

P R 1, R 2

R3

V B2 = 24.9472

V C1 = 24.2972
V CB1 = 19.1098

Active mode.

V C2 = 44.1065
V CB2 = 19.1594

AC Solution

Active mode.

R P R 2, R 3

v tb1

v s.

R tb1

R P R S, R P R 2 , R 3

R te1

R P R E, R 4

r ie1

r ie2

RS

R tb1

rx
1

rx

v tb1 = 0.9777

R P R 2, R 3

r e2

r e1

R tb1 = 977.6536

R te1 = 97.7273
r ie1 = 28.6805

r ie2 = 23.9113

r ic1

r0
1

i c1sc

R P r ie1 , R te1
.R te1
r ie1

5
r ic1 = 2.1678 10

R te1

v tb1
r ie1

R P R te1 , r 0

R te1
R te1

r0

v te2

i c1sc .r ic1

3
v te2 = 1.6674 10

R te2

r ic1

5
R te2 = 2.1678 10

i c1sc = 7.692 10

R tc2

i c2sc

r ic2

R P R C, R L
v te2
R te2
r0
1

vo
Av
r out

R P r ie2 , r 0

R P r ie2 , R te2
.R te2
r ie2

R P R C , r ic2

.r 0
r0

R tc2
R tc2

i c2sc = 7.6572 10

6
r ic2 = 9.7899 10

R te2

i c2sc .R P r ic2 , R tc2

vo

3
R tc2 = 6.6667 10

v o = 51.0132
A v = 51.0132
4
r out = 1.9959 10

This is the voltage gain.

r0

r ie2 .

r ieo2

r ie2
R tc1
r ib1

R tc2
r0

r ieo2 = 27.0685

R tc2
1

R tc1 = 27.0685

r ieo2
rx

(1

) . r e1

R P R te1 , r 0

.R te1 .R tc1

R tc1

R tc1

r0

R te1

4
r ib1 = 2.4255 10

r in

R P r ib1 , R P R 1

R 2, R 3

4
r in = 1.6453 10

The following solution is based on the r 0 approximations for Q2 .

i c2sc

vo
Av

.i c1sc .

r ic1
r ie2

i c2sc .R P R tc2 , r ic2

R P r ic2 , R C

r ib1

rx

(1

) . r e1

4
r out = 1.9959 10
R te1

R P r ib1 , R P R 3 , R 2

The

r ic1
r ie2

r ic1

is a current divider.

v o = 50.983
A v = 50.983

vo

r out

r in

r ic1

i c2sc = 7.6527 10

4
r ib1 = 2.4304 10
4
r in = 1.5624 10

This is the voltage gain.