FET Biasing

Types of FET biasing

1. Fixed Bias Configuration
2. Self Bias Configuration
3. Voltage Divider Configuration
 Fixed Bias Configuration
• The fixed bias is given by using a battery.
• This battery ensures the gate is negative with
respect to source.
• Therefore no gate current flows through Rg.
i.e, gate current  IG=0.
Plotting graph using Shockley’s equation
• Using below table we can draw the transfer
characteristics
Finding Q point for fixed bias
• A vertical line is drawn at VGS=-VGG
• The point where the vertical line touches the transfer characteristics
curve is referred as the quiescent or operating point
• The quiescent level of ID is determined by drawing a horizontal line from
the Q point to the vertical ID axis.
 Self – Bias Configuration
• The self-bias circuit replaces the
gate supply (−VGG) with a gate
resistor RG and a source resistor RS .
• The gate gets connected to ground
via RG . Let the potential at the gate
be VG .
• The resistor RS added in the source
circuit helps to produce a potential
at the source VS .
Graphical solution
Voltage divider bias
Example for voltage divider rule
VDD-IR1-IR2 = 0
VDD-I(R1+R2) = 0
VDD = I(R1+R2)