ELEC 310: Microelectronic

Circuits and Devices

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LAB # 03:
Bipolar Junction Transistor
Characteristics
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December 1, 2020

Berke Kadıoğlu
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Question 1)

𝐼C (mA) 𝑉BB (V) 𝑉RB (V) 𝐼B (mA) 𝑉BE (V) 𝑉BC (V) 𝑉CE (V)
-0.4 7.3 4.18 -1.28 0.6175 -1.12 2

𝑉BB (V) 𝑉RC (mV) IC (mA)

1 76.5 0.11
2 323 -26.26
3 103 -81.25
4 51 -165.66
5 42.1 -200.84
6 26.2 -321.73

IC = β *IB
-0.4 = β * -1.28 Then β =0.31
Question 2)

𝑉cc (V) 𝑉CE (mV) 𝑉RC (mV) 𝐼C (mA) 𝑉RB (mV) 𝐼B (mA)
0.1 40.26 13 -7.26 4.06 -1.23
0.2 59.14 11.1 -18.05 4.13 -1.21
0.3 71.57 10.08 -29.74 4.19 -1.18
0.4 81.03 9.5 -41.81 4.31 -1.16
0.5 88.82 9.2 -54.22 4.42 -1.13
0.6 95.53 9 -66.64 4.45 -1.12
0.7 101.58 8.8 -79.18 4.47 -1.11
0.8 107.18 8.7 -91.77 4.62 -1.08
0.9 112.48 8.6 -104.32 4.72 -1.06
1 117.68 8.5 -117.16 4.80 -1.04
1.2 127.86 8.4 -142.53 3.96 -1.01
1.4 138.51 8.3 -167.91 5.05 -0.99
1.6 150.63 8.2 -193.11 5.26 -0.95
1.8 166.26 8.1 -217.92 5.43 -0.92
2 191.83 8.2 -241.48 5.68 -0.88
2.2 273.70 8.5 -257.38 5.88 -0.85
2.4 463.41 9.3 -258.53 5.92 -0.84
2.6 661.3 10 -258.94 6.09 -0.82
2.8 859.2 10.8 -259.34 6.02 -0.83
3 1055.9 11.5 -259.7 6.09 -0.82
4 2051.6 15.3 -261.04 6.09 -0.82
5 3045.7 19.08 -262.09 6.02 -0.83
6 4030 22.8 -263.01 6.09 -0.82
Question 3)

𝑉BB (V) 𝑉RC (V) 𝐼C 𝑉BE (V) 𝑉BC (V)

(mA)
-3 0.03 0.09 -2.23 -5.96

The conditions for cut-off frequency are VE > VB and VC > VB. The conditions are
satisfied with the values shown in above table, also there is minimum current passing
through the circuit.
Question 4)
𝑉BB 𝑉RC 𝐼C 𝑉RB (V) 𝐼B 𝑉RE (V) 𝐼E 𝑉BE (V) 𝑉BC (V)
(V) (V) (mA) (mA) (mA)
5 1.602 -3.12 1.602 -3.12 21.22 1.27 -4 0.4860

VB – VC = 0.46
VB – VE = -4
VB = 5, So VC = 4.64 and VE = 9. Thus, VC < VB < VE It means it is in reverse
biased.
IC = β *IB Then β = 1

𝑉cc 𝑉CE 𝑉RC 𝐼C 𝑉RB 𝐼B

-0.1 -45.3 15.6 6.41 3.62 1.38
-0.2 -66.71 11.79 16.96 3.7 1.35
-0.3 -80.51 10.57 28.38 3.73 1.34
-0.4 -91.21 9.9 40.31 3.75 1.33
-0.5 -100.24 9.6 52.53 3.84 1.3
-0.6 -108.28 9.3 64.83 3.87 1.29
-0.7 -115.86 9 77.2 3.96 1.26
-0.8 -123.25 8.7 89.55 4.03 1.24
-0.9 -130.82 8.4 101.93 4.06 1.23
-1 -138.86 8.2 114.36 4.13 1.21
-1.2 -158.07 8.6 138.54 4.2 1.19
-1.4 -191.29 8.7 160.83 4.58 1.09
-1.6 -309.01 9.3 171.91 4.50 1.11
-1.8 -500.99 10.4 173.06 4.50 1.11
-2 -697.5 11.4 174 4.50 1.11
-2.2 -889.6 12.6 174.9 4.50 1.11
-2.4 -1083.2 13.7 175.62 4.50 1.11
-2.6 -1276 14.7 176.38 4.50 1.11
-2.8 -1470 15.8 177.13 4.50 1.11
-3 -1667.9 16.9 177.77 4.50 1.11
-3.5 -2158.1 19.5 179.41 4.54 1.1
-4 -2646.4 22.2 180.93 4.54 1.1
-5 -3630 27.3 183.73 4.58 1.09
-6 -4616 32.2 186.31 4.58 1.09
Question 5)