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By Turki Almadhi,
EE Dept., KSU,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
25/07/36
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I E 3 mA; I SE IS I 1.01I S
S
VBE
IE
I E I SE e VT
VBE VT ln( ) 0.747 V
I SE
VBE VB VE 0.747 0 VE VE 0.747 V
IC I E I E 0.9901 3 2.9703 mA
1
VC 10 2.9703 2 4.0594 V (which verifies active mode)
I B I E I C 3 2.9703 29.7 103 mA=29.7 A
VEC 5, that means the pnp transistor is operating in the active mode.
10 10
Given that I E1 10 A I B1 0.625 A
1 16
10
I C1 I B1 15 9.375 A;
16
VBE VBE 0.85
d)
Equating the collector and emitter currents:
IC I E
10 V6 (V6 0.7) (10)
10 V6 3V6 27.9
15 5
4V6 17.9 V6 4.475 V.
10 (4.475)
IC 0.965 mA = I E I 5
15
(i) Note: the negative value of VB indicates that the base current
is going (into) the base which is the right direction for an npn BJT.
0 (1.5)
IB 0.15 mA
10
(current is in mA because the resistance is in k.)
VE VB 0.7 1.5 0.7 2.2 V
VE (9) 2.2 9 6.8
IE 0.68 mA
10 10 10
I C I E I B 0.68 0.15 0.53 mA
VC 9 0.53 10 3.7 V VBC 1.5 3.7 5.2 V 0.4 V,
which means the transistor is operating in the active mode.
I C 0.53 3.5333 I
3.5333 0.7794 C
I B 0.15 1 4.5333 IE
(ii) I B 0 VB 0 VE 0.7 V VC 0.7 V
(i) R B 100 k
Assuming the transistor is in active mode:
( 1) I B I E
5 (0.7 VE ) VE 100
101 4.3 VE VE
100 1 101
2.16
VE 2.16 V I E 2.16 mA
1
VB VE 0.7 2.16 0.7 2.86 V
100
VC 5 1 I C 5 ( ) I E 2.86 V
101
VBC VB VC 0 0.4 V the BJT is in active mode as assumed.
(ii) R B 10 k
Assuming the transistor is in active mode:
( 1) I B I E
5 (0.7 VE ) VE 10
101 4.3 VE VE
10 1 101
3.91
VE 3.91 V I E 3.91 mA
1
VB VE 0.7 3.91 0.7 4.61 V
100
VC 5 1 I C 5 ( ) I E 1.13 V
101
VBC VB VC 3.48 V 0.4 V ! the BJT is saturated.
We first draw the DC equivalent circuit (all caps are open-circuited), then
we find Thevenin's equivalent looking out of the base.
27 15
Rth R1 R2 27 k 15 k 9.64 k
27 15
R2 15
Vth VCC 9 3.21 V
R1 R2 27 15
Assuming the transistor is in active mode:
( 1) I B I E
3.21 (0.7 VE ) VE
101 2.51 VE 0.0796VE
9.64 1.2
DC equivalent circuit
2.325
VE 2.325 V I E 1.9375 mA;
1.2
100
IC ( ) I E 1.918 mA
101
VB VE 0.7 2.325 0.7 3.025 V
VC 9 2.2 I C ; 9 2.2 1.918 4.78 V
VBC VB VC 3.025 4.78 -1.755 V 0.4 V
the BJT is in active mode as assumed.
I 1.918
gm C 73.8 mS;
VT 26
VT V 100
r T 103 1.355 k
IB I C g m 73.8
Rin R1 R2 r Rth r 9.64 1.355 1.18 k
vbe Rin 1.19
0.106
vsig Rin Rsig 1.19 10
vo
vo g m vbe ( RC RL ) 77.3vbe 77.3
vbe
vo v v
AV o be 0.106 (77.3) 8.2 V/V
vsig vbe vsig
vo io RL i R v
77.3 o in o 45.6 A/A
vbe ii Rin ii RL vbe