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I. Common Base / Common Gate Amplifiers - Current Buffer A. Introduction
I. Common Base / Common Gate Amplifiers - Current Buffer A. Introduction
A. Introduction
A current buffer takes the input current which may have a relatively
small Norton resistance and replicates it at the output port, which
has a high output resistance
Input signal is applied to the emitter, output is taken from the
collector
Current gain is about unity
Input resistance is low
Output resistance is high.
V+ V+
iSUP ISUP
iOUT IOUT
RL
is RS IBIAS IBIAS
V V
(a) (b)
B. Biasing
IBIAS = ISUP/ ISUP
ib iout
+
v r gmv = oib ro
ve
roc
it
+
v r gmv ro
roc RL
+
vt it
1
R i = ------
gm
gmv ro
+
vt it roc
v r RS
+
R r ||r 1 + g r ||R
out oc o m s
R out = r oc [ o r o ]
Rout is limited to the small-signal resistance of the current source
A. Circuit Configuration
V+ V+
iSUP ISUP
iOUT IOUT
V V
RL
is RS IBIAS IBIAS
V V
(a) (b)
The input resistance is the same as for the CB for the case where
source and backgate are shorted.
When this isnt the case, the backgate generator is added in (which
helps!):
1 1
R i = ------ or R i = -----------------------
gm g m + g mb
R o = r oc ro + g ro RS
m
A. Introduction
A voltage buffer takes the input voltage which may have a relatively
large Thevenin resistance and replicates the voltage at the output
port, which has a low output reisistance
Input signal is applied to the base/gate, output is taken from the
emitter/source
Voltage gain is about unity
Input resistance is high
Output resistance is low
V+ V+
RS
+
vs
+ +
+
VBIAS
VOUT
VBIAS + vOUT
RL ISUP
iSUP
V V
B. Biasing
Set VOUT to halfway between power rails-->VBIAS -VBE = VOUT
I
kT SUP
V = ------ ln --------------
BE q I
S
1
A v = ------------------------------------------------- 1
r
1 + ----------------------------------------
r oc r o ( o + 1 )
r oib
+
it vt
ro roc RL
R in = r + ( o + 1 ) r oc r o R L
+
v r gmv
RS
it
ro roc
vt +
1 RS
R out ------ + ------
gm o
1/gm + RS /o
+ +
vin r + o(ro roc RS) + vin vout
V+ V+
RS
vs +
+ +
VBIAS +
VOUT
+
VBIAS vOUT RL
iSUP ISUP
V V
1
(gm + gmb)
+ +
vin + gm
vout
(gm + gmb) vin
Common Gm = gm r ro || roc
Emitter
Common Gm = gm infinity ro || roc
Source
Common Ai = -1 1 / gm roc ||ro [1+gm(r||RS) ]
Base
1 / gm if vsb = 0, roc || (ro + gmroRS ), if
vsb=0
Common Ai = -1 -otherwise-
Gate 1 / (gm + gmb) -otherwise-
roc ||[ro+(gm+gmb)roRS]
Common Gm = gm r ro || roc
Emitter
Common Gm = gm infinity ro || roc
Source
Common Ai = -1 1 / gm roc || (ro)
Base
Common Ai = -1 1 / gm roc ||(gm RS ro)
Gate
Common Av = 1 r + (ro || roc|| RL) (1 / gm ) + RS /
Collector
Common Av = 1 infinity 1 / gm
Drain