ECE 3050 Analog Electronics - BJT Formula Summary

Equations are for the npn BJT. For the pnp device, reverse the directions of all current labels and reverse
the order of subscripts involving node labels, i.e. VCE becomes VEC . When more than one equation is
given, either can be used.

µ ¶ µ ¶
vBE /VT vCE iC vCE
iC = IS e IS = IS0 1 + iB = iE = iC + iB β = β0 1 +
VA β VA
IC VT VT rπ α VA + VCE β
gm = rπ = = (1 + β) re re = = = r0 = α=
VT IB IE 1+β gm IC 1+β
α re rπ R tb + rx + rπ R tb + rx
β= = re0 = = + re i0c = gm vb0 e = αi0e = βib
1−α α β 1+β 1+β
α r0 − Rte /β 1 αr0 + re0
ic(sc) = Gmb vtb − Gme vte Gmb = 0 Gme =
re + Rte kr0 r0 + Rte Rte + re0 kr0 r0 + re0
0
r0 + re kRte r0 + Rtc / (1 + β)
Rtb =0, rx =0
ric = 0
= r0 [1 + gm (rπ kRte )] + Rte ve(oc) = vtb 0
1 − αRte / (re + Rte ) re + r0 + Rtc / (1 + β)
r0 + R tc r0 + R tc
rie = re0 0 vb(oc) = vte
re + r0 + Rtc / (1 + β) Rte + r0 + Rtc
(1 + β) r0 + Rtc (1 + β) r0 + Rtc r0 large
rib = rx + (1 + β) re + Rte = rx + rπ + Rte = rx + rπ + (1 + β) Rte
r0 + Rte + Rtc r0 + Rte + Rtc

r0 Approximations — Assume r0 = ∞ except when calculating ric

α
i0e = ie ic(sc) = i0c = αie = βib = Gm (vtb − vte ) Gm =
re0 + Rte
Rtb + rx + rπ Rtb + rx r0 + re0 kRte
re0 = = + re ric = ve(oc) = vtb
1+β 1+β 1 − αRte / (re0 + Rte )
rie = re0 vb(oc) = vte rib = rx + rπ + (1 + β) Rte = rx + (1 + β) (re + Rte )