Small-signal voltage gain cont..

• Combine BJT equivalent cct to ac equivalent cct.

Small-signal hybrid-π model

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• Voltage gain, Av = ratio of o/p voltage to i/p voltage.

• Small-signal B-E voltage is called the control voltage, Vbe or V.

• The dependent current source is gmV flows through RC produce

–ve C-E voltage at the output.

Vo  Vce   g mVbe  RC

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• From the input portion of the circuit, using voltage divider:

 r 
• The small-signal Vbe  
voltagegain is: Vs
 r  RB 

Vo  r 
Av    g m RC   
Vs  r  RB 

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 Solutions

VBB  VBE ( on ) 1.2  0.7

1. I BQ    10 A
RB 50
2.
I CQ  I BQ  100(10A)  1 mA
3.
VCEQ  VCC  I CQ RC  12  (1)(6)  6 V
4.
VT (100)(0.026)
r    2.6 k
I CQ 1
5.
I CQ 1
gm    38.5 mA / V
6. VT 0.026
Vo  r 
Av    g m RC     11 .4
Vs  r  RB  4
Example 1
Given :  = 100, VCC = 12V
VBE = 0.7V, RC = 6k,
VT=0.026V, RB = 50k and
VBB = 1.2V
Calculate the small-signal
voltage gain.