Tutorial 6

+18 V
Q1. Draw the small-signal hybrid-π equivalence of the
following circuit (Si BJT with β = 120 and VA = 500 V).
68 kΩ 4.7 kΩ
Solutions:
I BQ  18.06  A,
 I CQ  2.17mA .
V 26 V 33 kΩ 2.2 kΩ
 r   T  120  r0  A  230.4 k.
I CQ 2.17 I CQ
I CQ voltage divider bias
 1438 . gm   83.4 m  1.
VT configuration.

RB C
B
+ +

vi R1||R2 rπ vπ gmvπ r0 RC v0
E
- -

AC equivalent circuit using the small signal hybrid-π.

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Q2. Find suitable values for R1, R2, RC and RE for VCC = 12 V, ICQ = 1 mA, VE = 4 V
and no load voltage gain = 100 (transistor β = 200).
+VCC
Answer:
RC
I CQ  1 mA R1 C2
V C1
 re  T  26 .
I CQ
vs RL
R CE
Now , Av   C RE
re Rs R2

 RC  2.6 k ,
V
RE  E  4 k ,
I CQ
V  10
R2  B  47 k ,
I CQ
10
RE  12  4.7    73 k .
IC
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20 V
Q3. (a) As shown in the figure, an amplifier with
loaded voltage gain = 100 is to be designed for a RC
load resistance RL = 10 kΩ. Choose a suitable value 330 kΩ
for RC. Use a Si-BJT with β = 180. 47 μF
47 μF
(b) The above BJT has CBC = 1 pF. Calculate the
approximate lower and upper cutoff frequencies 3.3 kΩ 10 μF
because of the input coupling capacitor and the
input shunt capacitor, respectively.

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1(a). Applying KVL, 20 V

20  330k  I B  0.7  180  1 3.3k  I B

330 kΩ RC
20  0.7
 I BQ   20.8  A.
330k  181 3.3k 47 μF
 I CQ   I BQ  3.75 mA 47 μF
VT
re   6.94 
I CQ 3.3 kΩ 10 μF
R || RL
Now , C  100,
re
11 1
 

RC 10k 694
 RC  746 .
47 μF
(b). Neglect Cin (in pF) for lower cutoff frequency βre
calculation.
1 1 330 kΩ
f c(1 B)  
2 Rs  330k ||  re   47  2  1244.5  47 
 2.7 Hz . [considering Rs  50 ] [answer] Considering the base circuit.
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RS

+ RS Cin Ri
-
330 kΩ Cin

Higher cutoff:
Neglect the effect of CBE since fT is unspecified.
Considering Miller effect: Cin  CM  0  101 pF .

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fc 2 
2 RS || Ri   C in
1
  where RS  50  
2  50 || 330k ||  re   101p
1

2  48   101p
 32.8 MHz.

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