BIPOLAR JUNCTION

TRANSISTOR AMPLIFIERS

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 CLASSIFICATION OF AMPLIFIERS
ACCORDING TO THE INPUT SIGNAL

Small-Signal Amplifiers are amplifier which handles small

input signal usually in the order of mA or uA.

Large-Signal Amplifiers amplifier which handle large input

a.c. signals (a few volts) are called large-signal amplifiers. The
large-signal amplifiers are designed to provide a large amount
of a.c. power output so that they can operate the output device
e.g. a speaker.
Schematic Diagram of Superheterodyne AM Receiver

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 TRANSISTOR AC MODELS
❑ r - Parameters

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❑ r – Parameter Transistor Model

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❑ h – Parameter

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RELATIONSHIPS OF h - PARAMETERS AND r - PARAMETERS

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Data Sheet of a Transistor

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The Common Emitter Amplifier

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❑ DC Analysis
to analyze the CE amplifier , the dc bias values must first
be determined .

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❑ AC Analysis

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❑ AC equivalent of the base circuit

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 ❑ r – Parameter Model
to find the input resistance at the base R in(base) and Rout
❑ Voltage Gain
❑ Overall Voltage Gain
Attenuation is the reduction in signal voltage as it passes through a circuit and
corresponds to a gain of less than 1

(attenuation)

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❑ EFFECT OF A LOAD ON THE VOLTAGE GAIN

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❑ Effect of Bypass Capacitor on Voltage Gain

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❑ CURRENT GAIN

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❑ POWER GAIN
As mentioned, CE amplifiers are rarely used to provide power
gain. However, for completeness, the overall power gain is the
product of the overall voltage gain and the overall current gain

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COMMON COLLECTOR AMPLIFIER

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❑ r-Parameter Model
▪ VOLTAGE GAIN
▪ INPUT RESISTANCE

▪ OUTPUT RESISTANCE

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❑ Darlington Pair

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▪ CURRENT GAIN

▪ POWER GAIN

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 COMMON BASE AMPLIFIER
The common-base (CB) amplifier provides high voltage gain with
a maximum current gain of 1.

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❑ r-Parameter Model
▪ VOLTAGE GAIN

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▪ INPUT RESISTANCE

▪ OUTPUT RESISTANCE

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▪ CURRENT GAIN

▪ POWER GAIN

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 Sample Problems
1. Determine the signal voltage at the base of the transistor in the
figure shown with 10 mV rms, 300 Ω signal source. Assume IE = 3.58
mA.

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2. Select a minimum value for the emitter bypass capacitor, C2,
in figure shown if the amplifier must operate over a frequency
range from 200 Hz to 10 kHz.
3. For the circuit shown determine IE, r’e, Vb, Rin(base),
Rin(total), Rout, overall Av, overall Ai and Power gain

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