Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Diodes
1. Understand diode operation and select diodes for various
applications.
2
10. Diodes – Basic Diode Concepts
10.1.1 Intrinsic Semiconductors
* Intrinsic (pure) Si Semiconductor:
Thermal Excitation, Electron-Hole Pair, Recombination,
and Equilibrium
3
10. Diodes – Basic Diode Concepts
10.1.1 Intrinsic Semiconductors
*Apply a voltage across
a piece of Si:
electron current
and hole current
4
10. Diodes – Basic Diode Concepts
10.1.2 N- and P- Type Semiconductors
* Doping: adding of impurities (i.e., dopants) to the intrinsic semi-con
ductor material.
* N-type: adding Group V dopant (or donor) such as As, P, Sb,…
In n - type material
n N d the donor conceration
n N d ni , p pi
We call
electron the major charge carrier
hole the minor cahage carrier
5
10. Diodes – Basic Diode Concepts
10.1.2 N- and P- Type Semiconductors
* Doping: adding of impurities (i.e., dopants) to the intrinsic semi-con
ductor material.
* P-type: adding Group III dopant (or acceptor) such as Al, B, Ga,…
In p - type material
p N a the acceptor conceration
p N a pi , n ni
We call
hole the major charge carrier
electron the minor cahage carrier
6
10. Diodes – Basic Diode Concepts
10.1.3 The PN-Junction
* The interface in-between p-type and n-type material is called a
pn-junction.
The barrier potential VB 0.6 0.7V for Si and 0.3V for Ge
at 300K : as T ,V B .
7
10. Diodes – Basic Diode Concepts
10.1.4 Biasing the PN-Junction
* There is no movement of charge
through a pn-junction at equilibr
ium.
* The pn-junction form a diode whi
ch allows current in only one dir
ection and prevent the current i
n the other direction as determi
ned by the bias.
8
10. Diodes – Basic Diode Concepts
10.1.4 Biasing the PN-Junction
*Forward Bias: dc voltage positive terminal connected to the p regi
on and negative to the n region. It is the condition that permits c
urrent through the pn-junction of a diode.
9
10.1.4 Biasing the PN-Junction
*Forward Bias: dc voltage positive terminal connected to the p regi
on and negative to the n region. It is the condition that permits c
urrent through the pn-junction of a diode.
10
10. Diodes – Basic Diode Concepts
10.1.4 Biasing the PN-Junction
*Forward Bias:
11
10. Diodes – Basic Diode Concepts
*Reverse Bias: dc voltage negative terminal connected to the p
region and positive to the n region. Depletion region widens
until its potential difference equals the bias voltage, majority-
carrier current ceases.
12
10. Diodes – Basic Diode Concepts
*Reverse Bias:
majority-carrier current ceases.
* However, there is still a very
small current produced by
minority carriers.
13
10. Diodes – Basic Diode Concepts
10.1.4 Biasing the PN-Junction
* Reverse Breakdown: As reverse voltage reach certain
value, avalanche occurs and generates large current.
14
10. Diodes – Basic Diode Concepts
10.1.5 The Diode Characteristic I-V Curve
15
10. Diodes – Basic Diode Concepts
10.1.6 Shockley Equation
* The Shockley equation is a theoretical
result under certain simplification:
vD
i D I s exp 1
n VT
where I s 10 -14 A at 300K is the (reverse) saturatio n
current, n 1 to 2 is the emission coefficien t,
kT
VT 0.026V at 300K is the thermal voltage
q
k is the Boltzman' s constant, q 1.60 10 -19 C
v
when v D 0.1V, i D I s exp D
n VT
This equation is not applicable when v D 0
16
10. Diodes – Load-Line Analysis of Diode Circuits
10.2 Load-Line Analysis of Diode Circuit
dv di
We can use v iR, i C , v L ,...
dt dt
vD
but when there is a diode : i D I s exp 1
n VT
It is difficult to write KCL or KVL equations.
VSS R i D v D , i.e.,
2 1000 i D v D
perform load - line analysis
at the operating point
V DQ 0.70 V, i DQ 1.3 mA
18
10. Diodes – Load-Line Analysis of Diode Circuits
Example 10.2 - Load-Line Analysis
For the circuit shown,
Given : Vss 10 V, R 10 k ,
the I - V curve of the diode
Find : the diode current and voltage
at the operating point
VSS R i D v D , i.e.,
10 10k i D v D
perform load - line analysis
at the operating point
VDQ 0.68 V, i DQ 0.93 mA
19
10. Diodes – Zener Diode Voltage-Regulator Circuits
10.3 Zener-Diode Voltage-Regulator Circuits
10.3.1 The Zener Diode
* Zener diode is designed for operation in the reverse-breakdown
region.
* The breakdown voltage is controlled by the doping level (-1.8 V to
-200 V).
* The major application of Zener diode is to provide an output
reference that is stable despite changes in input voltage –
power supplies, voltmeter,…
20
10. Diodes – Zener-Diode Voltage-Regulator Circuits
10.3.2 Zener-Diode Voltage-Regulator Circuits
* Sometimes, a circuit that produces constant output voltage while
operating from a variable supply voltage is needed. Such circuits
are called voltage regulator.
* The Zener diode has a breakdown voltage equal to the desired
output voltage.
* The resistor limits the diode current to a safe value so that Zener
diode does not overheat.
21
10. Diodes – Zener-Diode Voltage-Regulator Circuits
Example 10.3 – Zener-Diode Voltage-
Regulator Circuits
Given : the Zener diode I - V curve, R 1k
Find : the output voltage for VSS 15 V and
VSS 20 V
KVL gives the load line :
VSS R i D v D 0
From the Q - point we have :
v o 10.0 V for VSS 15 V
v o 10.5 V for VSS 20 V
5V change in input
0.5V change in vo
23
10. Diodes – Zener-Diode Voltage-Regulator Circuits
Example 10.4 – Zener-Diode Voltage-Regulator with a Load
Given : Zener diode I - V curve, VSS 24V, R 1.2k , R L 6k
Find : the load voltage v L and source currents I S
RL R RL
Applying Thevenin Equivalent VT VSS 20V , RT 1k
R RL R RL
VT RT i D v D 0
v L -v D 10.0 V
I S (VSS - v L )/R 11.67 mA
24
10. Diodes – Zener-Diode Voltage-Regulator Circuits
Quiz – Exercise 10.5
Given : the circuit and the Zener doide I - V curve as shown.
Find : the output voltage vo for i L 0, i L 20mA, and i L 100mA
25
10. Diodes – Ideal-Diode Model
10.4 Ideal-Diode Model
* Graphical load-line analysis is too cumbersome for complex circuits,
* We may apply “Ideal-Diode Model” to simplify the analysis:
(1) in forward direction: short-circuit assumption, zero voltage drop;
(2) in reverse direction: open-circuit assumption.
* The ideal-diode model can be used when the forward voltage drop and
reverse currents are negligible.
26
10. Diodes – Ideal-Diode Model
10.4 Ideal-Diode Model
* In analysis of a circuit containing diodes, we may not know in
advance which diodes are on and which are off.
* What we do is first to make a guess on the state of the diodes in
the circuit:
27
10. Diodes – Ideal-Diode Model
Example 10.5 – Analysis by Assumed Diode States
Analysis the circuit by assuming D1is off and D2 on
(1) assume
D1 off, D2 on
(2) assume i D2 0.5mA OK!
D1 on, D2 off v D1 7V not OK!
i D1 1 mA OK!
v D2 -3 V OK!
28
10. Diodes – Ideal-Diode Model
Quiz – Exercise 10.8c
* Find the diode states by using ideal-diode model. Starting by
assuming both diodes are on.
(1) assume
D3 on
D4 on
(2) assume D3 off and D4 on
i D 3 -1.7 mA, not OK
i D 4 6.7 mA, OK
i D 4 5 mA, OK
v D 3 -5 V, OK
29
10. Diodes – Piecewise-Linear Diode Models
10.5 Piecewise-Linear Diode Models
10.5.1 Modified Ideal-Diode Model
30
10. Diodes – Piecewise-Linear Diode Models
10.5.2 Piecewise-Linear Diode Models
v R a i Va
31
10. Diodes – Rectifier Circuits
10.6 Rectifier Circuits
* Rectifiers convert ac power to dc power.
* Rectifiers form the basis for electronic power suppliers and battery
charging circuits.
10.6.1 Half-Wave Rectifier
32
10. Diodes – Rectifier Circuits
* Battery-Charging Circuit
* The current flows only in the direction that charges the battery.
33
10. Diodes – Rectifier Circuits
* Half-Wave Rectifier with Smoothing Capacitor
34
10. Diodes – Rectifier Circuits
10.6.2 Full-Wave Rectifier Circuits
A,B C,D
36
10. Diodes – Wave-Shaping Circuits
10.7 Wave-Shaping Circuits
10.7.1 Clipper Circuits
* A portion of an input signal waveform is “clipped” off.
37
10. Diodes – Wave-Shaping Circuits
10.7 Wave-Shaping
Circuits
10.7.2 Clamper Circuits
* Clamp circuits are used to
add a dc component to an
ac input waveform so that
the positive (or negative)
peaks are “clamped” to a
specified voltage value.
38
10. Diodes – Linear Small-Signal Equivalent Circuits
10.8 Linear Small-Signal Equivalent Circuits
* In most of the electronic circuits, dc supply voltages are used to
bias a nonlinear device at an operating point and a small signal
is injected into the circuits.
vd n VT
id , rd
rd I DQ
* By using these two
equations, we can treat
diode simply as a linear
resistor in small ac signal
analysis.
* Note: An ac voltage of fixed
amplitude produces
different ac current change
at different Q point.
42
10. Diodes – Linear Small-Signal Equivalent Circuits
10.8 Linear Small-Signal Equivalent Circuits
i D I DQ i d
v D V DQ v d
vd nV
id , rd T
rd I DQ
43
10. Diodes – Linear Small-Signal Equivalent Circuits
Voltage-Controlled Attenuator
v o t Av v i t
49
11. Amplifiers – Basic Amplifier Concepts
11.1.1 For Starting
* Often, one of the amplifier input
terminals and one of the output
terminals are connected to a
common ground.
* The common ground serve as the
return path for signal and the dc
power supply currents.
50
11. Amplifiers – Basic Amplifier Concepts
11.1.1 For Starting
* Another example for common ground
51
11. Amplifiers – Basic Amplifier Concepts
11.1.2 Voltage-Amplifier Model
* Amplification can be modeled by a controlled source.
Amplifier
Ri : the input resistance (or impedance), is the equivalent resistance seen
when looking into the input terminals.
Ro : in series with the output terminals,
is the output resistance (or impedance)
Avo v oc /v i : the open - circuit voltage gain
(note : the real gain is smaller tham Avo ) 52
11. Amplifiers – Basic Amplifier Concepts
11.1.3 Current and Voltage Gains
io
The current gain Ai is the ratio between output and input currents : Ai
ii
i o v o RL Ri vo
Furthermor e, Ai Av , where Av is the voltage gain
ii v i Ri RL vi
The voltage gain Av is usually smaller than the open - circuit voltage gain Avo
53
11. Amplifiers – Basic Amplifier Concepts
11.1.3 Power Gain
Po
The power gain is the ratio of the output power to the input power : G
Pi
Since the average power is the product of the rms values V rms and I rms ,
Po V rms o I rms o 2 Ri
we have : G Av Ai Av
Pi Vrms i I rms i RL
54
11. Amplifiers – Basic Amplifier Concepts
Example 11.1 Calculating Amplifier Performance
Vo AvoVi R L /(Ro R L ) RL 8
Av Av o 10 4 8000
Vi Vi Ro R L 28
Vo Vo Ri
Av s Av 5333
V s V i (Ri Rs )/Ri Ri R s
Note : due to the loading effect, A vs Av Av,o
Ri
Ai Av 2 10 9 , G Av Ai 16 10 12
RL
55
11. Amplifiers – Cascade Amplifiers
11.2 Cascade Amplifiers
v o 2 v o1 v o 2 v o1 v o 2
Av Av Av 1 Av 2
v i 1 v i 1 v 01 v i 1 v i 2
vo c 2 Av o 2 v i 2 vo 1
Av o Av o 2 Av o Av 1 Av o 2
vi 1 vi 1 vi 2
In addition, Ai Ai 1 Ai 2 , G G 1G 2
56
11. Amplifiers – Cascade Amplifiers
Example 11.2 – Calculating Performance of Cascade Amplifier
Ri 2 R L 1
57
11. Amplifiers – Cascade Amplifiers
Example 11.3– Simplified Model for Amplifier Cascade
Ri 2
Av 1 Av o 1 150
R i 2 Ro 1
Av o 2 100
Av o Av 1 Av o 2 15 10 3
58
11. Amplifiers – Power Supplies and Efficiency
11. 3 Power Supplies and Efficiency
* The power gain of an amplifier is usually large, the additional
power is taken from the power supply.
The total average power
supplied to the amplifier is
Ps V AA I A V BB I B
Conservation of energy :
Pi Ps Po Pd
Pi is the power of input signal
Po is the power of output signal
Pd is the power dissipated in
internal carcuits
The efficiency of an amplifier :
Po
η 100%
Ps 59
11. Amplifiers – Power Supplies and Efficiency
Example 11.4 Amplifier Efficiency
2
V
Pi i 10 11 W 10 pW
Ri
RL
Vo Avo V i 8 V rms
R L Ro
2
Vo
Po 8W
RL
Ps V AA I A V BB I B 22.5 W
Pd Ps Pi Po 14.5 W
Po
η 35.6%
Ps
60
11. Amplifiers – Additional Amplifier Models
11.4 Additional Amplifier Models
Current-Amplifier Model
61
11. Amplifiers – Additional Amplifier Models
Example 11.5 – Transform Voltage-Amplifier to
Current-Amplifier Model
vi Avo v i
ii and i osc
Ri Ro
i osc Ri
Aisc Avo 10 3
ii Ro
62
11. Amplifiers – Additional Amplifier Models
11.4 Additional Amplifier Models
Transconductance-Amplifier Model
iosc
Gmsc
vi
Transresistance-Amplifier Model
v osc
Rmsc
ii
63
11. Amplifiers – Ideal Amplifiers
11.6 Ideal Amplifiers
Voltage Amplifier :
Ri , v i v s max.
Ro 0, v o Avo v i max
Maximum Voltage Gain!
Current Amplifier :
Ri 0, i i i i sc max.
Ro , i o Ai sc i i max.
Maximum Current Gain!
64
11. Amplifiers – Frequency Response
11.7 Frequency Response
V
* The gain of an amplifier is a function of frequency. Av o
Vi
* Both amplitude and phase are affected.
Example 11.8
Vo 1015
V i 0.1 30 , Vo 10 15 Av 100 45
Vi 0.1 30
Note : there is a 45 phase shift.
Av dB
20 log Av 20 log( 100 ) 40 dB
65
11. Amplifiers – Frequency Response
Gain as a Function of Frequency
66
11. Amplifiers – Frequency Response
AC Coupled Amplifiers
67
11. Amplifiers – Frequency Response
DC Coupled Amplifiers
68
11. Amplifiers – Frequency Response
High-Frequency Drop Off
* The small amount of capacitance in parallel or inductances in
series with the signal path in the amplifier circuit will cause the
gain of the amplifier to drop at high frequencies.
j2 πfL, open as f 1/j2 πfC, short as f
69
11. Amplifiers – Frequency Response
Half-Power Frequencies and
Bandwidth
* Bandwidth is the distance bet
ween the half-power freque
ncies.
* Half-power frequencies:
A Amid / 2 3dB from Amid
20log(1/ 2 ) -3.01 dB
70
11. Amplifiers – Linear Waveform Distortion
11.8 Linear Waveform Distortion
* Distortion may occur even though the amplifier is linear (i.e., obeys
superposition principle).
Amplitude Distortion
If a signal contains components of various frequencies, the output
waveform may be distorted due to the frequency response of the
amplifier gain.
71
11. Amplifiers – Linear Waveform Distortion
Phase Distortion
* If the phase shift of an amplifier is not
proportional to the frequency, phase
distortion may occur.
Assume we have an input like :
v i t 3 cos 2000 π t cos 6000 π t
and three amplifiiers having the gains :
72
11. Amplifiers – Linear Waveform Distortion
11.8 Linear Waveform Distortion
* In order to avoid distortion:
(1) the magnitude of the gain must be constant against frequency.
(2) The phase response must be proportional to the frequency.
θ 1 : θ 2 ω1 : ω2 T2 : T1
θ1 θ
Δt 1 : Δt 2 T1 : 2 T2
2π 2π
θ θ ( ω / ω2 )
1 T1 : 1 1 T1 ( ω2 / ω1 )
2π 2π
1:1
The same time delay!
73
11. Amplifiers – Pulse Response
11.9 Pulse Response
74
11. Amplifiers – Nonlinear Distortion
11.10 Nonlinear Distortion
75
11. Amplifiers – Differential Amplifiers
11.11 Differential Amplifiers
* A Differential amplifier has two input sources, the output voltage is
proportional to the difference between the two input voltages.
v o t Ad v i 1 t v i 2 t
Ad v i 1 t Ad v i 2 t
Non-inverting input
Inverting input
76
11. Amplifiers – Differential Amplifiers
Electrocardiogram
* The desired waveform is given by the difference between the
potentials measured by the two electrodes, i.e., the output of an
ideal differential amplifier. v o Ad v id Ad (v i1 - v i2 )
* While both electrodes (also act like antennas) pick a common-
mode signal (noise) from the 60 Hz power line:
v i1 Vn cos(377t φn ), v i2 Vn cos(377t φn )
77
11. Amplifiers – Differential Amplifiers
Electrocardiogram
v o Ad v id Ad (v i1 - v i2 )
v i1 V n cos(377t φn ),
v i2 Vn cos(377t φn )
79