Experiment No.

(7)
Common Emitter Amplifier Circuit

Object:
(1) Understanding the basic characteristics of CE amplifying circuit.
(2) Understanding the theory of CE amplification.

Theory:
AMPLIFIER OPERATION
The biasing of a transistor is purely a dc operation. The purpose of biasing is to establish
a Q-point about which variations in current and voltage can occur in response to an ac
input signal. In applications where small signal voltages must be amplified such as from
an antenna or a microphone-variations. Amplifiers designed to handle these small ac
signals are often referred to as small-signal amplifiers.

THE COMMON-EMITTER AMPLIFIER

Depending on the grounding status the basic amplifying circuits of the transistors can
be classified into the following three configurations:
(a) CE amplification. (b) CC amplification. (c) CB amplification.

Among them the CE configuration is the most commonly used mode which will be
introduced as follows:

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The basic circuit of CE amplifier is shown in Fig. (1-a), where in the input signal and
output signal share the common E. In other words, E is utilized as the common point
which is conventionally called "ground", and is expressed as or this is actually used as
a common terminal in the circuit, and is different from the "ground" defined in the
electrical circuit. In the actual circuit, the coexistence of VBB and VCC is not economic
and not practical. One power supply VCC is usually provided for both IB and IC.

DISCUSSION
1. Design AC circuits for the CE amplifier, and draw the curve of three region of
transistor.