Chapter 14 Single-Transistors Amplifiers.pptVIP

Chapter 14Single-Transistors Amplifiers Microelectronic Circuit Design Richard C. Jaeger Travis N. Blalock Chapter Goals Detailed study of three broad classes of amplifiers Inverting amplifiers - provide high voltage gain with an 1800 phase shift -- common-emitter and common-source configurations Followers - provide nearly unity gain similar to op amp voltage follower -- common-collector and common-drain configurations, Non inverting amplifiers - provide high voltage gain with no phase shift -- common-base and common-gate configurations. Detailed design of voltage gain, input voltage range, current gain, input and output resistances, coupling and bypass capacitors, and lower cutoff frequency for each type of amplifier. Understand differences between SPICE dc, ac (small-signal), transient (large-signal) and transfer function analysis modes. Signal Injection and Extraction: BJT In the forward-active region, To cause a change in current, vBE = vB - vE must be changed. Base or emitter terminals are used to inject signal because even if Early voltage is considered, collector voltage has negligible effect on terminal currents. Substantial changes in collector or emitter currents can create large voltage drops across collector and emitter resistors and the collector or emitter can be used as an output terminal. Since iB is a factor of bF smaller than iC or iE currents, the base terminal is not used as an output. Signal Injection and Extraction: FET In the pinch-off region, To cause a change in current, vGS = vG - vS must be changed. The gate or source terminals are used to inject a signal because even with channel-length modulation, drain voltage has a negligible effect on terminal currents. Substantial changes in drain or source currents can create large voltage drops across drain and source resistors, and the drain or source can be used as an output. Since iG is always zero, the gate terminal is not used as an output. Amplifier Families Constraints for signal i