LectureSmallSignalAmplifiers.pptVIP

Lecture 16: Small Signal Amplifiers Prof. Niknejad Lecture Outline Review: Small Signal Analysis Two Port Circuits Voltage Amplifiers Current Amplifiers Transconductance Amps Transresistance Amps Example: MOS Amp Again! Small Signal Analysis Step 1: Find DC operating point. Calculate (estimate) the DC voltages and currents (ignore small signals sources) Substitute the small-signal model of the MOSFET/BJT/Diode and the small-signal models of the other circuit elements. Solve for desired parameters (gain, input impedance, …) A Simple Circuit: An MOS Amplifier Small-Signal Analysis Small-Signal Modeling Small-Signal Models of Ideal Supplies Small-Signal Circuit for Amplifier Low-Frequency Voltage Gain Voltage Gain (Cont.) Input and Output Waveforms What Limits the Output Amplitude? Maximum Output Amplitude Generalized Amplifier Amplifier Terminology Sources: Signal, its source resistance, and bias voltage or current Load: Use resistor in Chap. 8, but could be a general impedance Port: A pair of terminals across which a voltage and an associated current are defined Source, Load: “one port” Amplifier: “two port” One-Port Models (EECS 40) A terminal pair across which a voltage and associated current are defined Small-Signal Two-Port Models We assume that input port is linear and that the amplifier is unilateral: Output depends on input but input is independent of output. Output port : depends linearly on the current and voltage at the input and output ports Unilateral assumption is good as long as “overlap” capacitance is small (MOS) Math 54 Perspective EE Perspective Four amplifier types: determined by the output signal and the input signal … both of which we select (usually obvious) Voltage Amp (V?V) Current Amp (I?I) Transconductance Amp (V?I) Transresistance Amp (I?V) We need methods to find the 6 ? parameters for the four models and equivalent circuits for unilateral two ports Two-Port Small-Signal Amplifiers Two-Port Small-Signal Amplifiers