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Kristin Ackerson, Virginia Tech EE Spring 2002
Kristin Ackerson, Virginia Tech EE Spring 2002
E n p n C E p n p C
npn pnp
IE = I B + I C IE = I B + I C
VCE = -VBC + VBE VEC = VEB - VCB
VCB +
_ IC Find: IE , , and α
IB
B
Solution:
VBE +
_ IE IE = IB + IC = 0.05 mA + 1 mA = 1.05 mA
= IC / IB = 1 mA / 0.05 mA = 20
E
α = IC / IE = 1 mA / 1.05 mA = 0.95238
α = = 20 Kristin
= Ackerson,
0.95238Virginia Tech EE
Spring 2002
BJT Transconductance Curve
Typical NPN Transistor 1
Collector Current:
IC IC = α IES eVBE /η VT
8 mA Transconductance:
(slope of the curve)
6 mA
gm = IC / VBE
4 mA
IES = The reverse saturation current
of the B-E Junction.
2 mA VT = kT/q = 26 mV (@ T=300K)
η = the emission coefficient and is
IC
Active
Saturation Region
Region
IE
Cutoff
IE = 0
VCB
Kristin Ackerson, Virginia Tech EE
Spring 2002
Common-Base
VCE
IC IE
Circuit Diagram: NPN Transistor C E
VCB VBE
The Table Below lists assumptions
IB
that can be made for the attributes
of the common-base biased circuit
in the different regions of
_
+
+
_
operation. Given for a Silicon NPN B
VCB VBE
transistor.
Region of IC VCE VBE VCB C-B E-B
Operation Bias Bias
+ Active
VCC _ IB
Region
IB
Region of Description
Operation
IE IC
E C
α RIC α RIE
IF IR
IB
I C = α FI F – I R IB = I E - I C
IE = I F - α RIR
If IES & ICS are not given, they can be determined using
Kristin various
Ackerson, Virginia Tech EE
Spring 2002
Small Signal BJT Equivalent Circuit
The small-signal model can be used when the BJT is in the active region.
The small-signal active-region model for a CB circuit is shown below:
iB iC
B C
rπ iB
rπ = ( + 1) * η VT iE
IE
@ η = 1 and T = 25°C E
IB
-VA VCE
Green = Ideal IC
Orange = Actual IC (IC’)
IC’ = IC VCE + 1
VA
Kristin Ackerson, Virginia Tech EE
Spring 2002
Early Effect Example
Given: The common-emitter circuit below with IB = 25µ A,
VCC = 15V, = 100 and VA = 80.
Find: a) The ideal collector current
b) The actual collector current
Circuit Diagram
VCE
IC = 100 = IC/IB
a)
+
VCC _ IB IC = 100 * IB = 100 * (25x10-6 A)
IC = 2.5 mA
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