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Syllabus
Bipolar Junction Transistor
Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
Dr.P.Rajasekar
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
Applications
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BJT
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Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
June 28, 2023
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Syllabus
1 Syllabus
Bipolar
Junction
Transistor 2 Bipolar Junction Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Construction and Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Current Component
Region
Advantages and BJT Operation Region
Applications

BJT
Advantages and Applications
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
3 BJT Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
Common Emitter Configuration
configuration
Common Collector Configuration
Common Base configuration
Syllabus I

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Course Objective
Syllabus
1 To provide a comprehensive understanding of diodes and
Bipolar
Junction transistors.
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Course Outcome:
Current Component
BJT Operation
CO5Examine the principle of operation of BJT, JFET and
Region
Advantages and MOSFET. [AN]
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Transistor I

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☞ A bipolar junction transistor (BJT) is a type of transistor
Syllabus
that uses both electrons and holes as charge carriers.
Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
☞ A bipolar junction transistor is a three-terminal
Construction and
Working principle
semiconductor device that consists of two p-n junctions
Current Component which are able to amplify or magnify a signal.
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and ☞ It is a current controlled device.
Applications

BJT ☞ The three terminals of the BJT are the base, the
Configuration
Common Emitter
collector, and the emitter.
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
☞ we join together two individual PN diodes back-to-back
Common Base
configuration ☞ The fusion of these two diodes produces a three layer.
Transistor II

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☞ The flow of charge in a Bipolar transistor is due to the
Syllabus diffusion of charge carriers between the two regions
Bipolar
Junction
belonging to different charge concentrations.
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration

Figure
Construction I

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☞ BJT is a semiconductor device that is constructed with 3
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doped semiconductor Regions i.e. Base, Collector &
Bipolar
Junction Emitter separated by 2 p-n Junctions.
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
BJT Junction model
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration Figure: BJT Junction
Construction II

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The two junctions which are produced between these three
Syllabus layers are called emitter-base (E/B) junction and collector-
Bipolar
Junction
base Junction (C/B)
Transistor Types of BJT
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component ☞ NPN
BJT Operation
Region A NPN transistor consists of two N-type semiconductor
Advantages and
Applications materials separated through a narrow P-type
BJT
Configuration
semiconductor
Common Emitter
Configuration ☞ PNP
Common Collector
Configuration A PNP transistor comprises an N-type material, which is
Common Base
configuration sandwiched between two P-type materials.
Construction III

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Syllabus

Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration Figure: BJT - NPN and PNP - Construction
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Construction IV

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The arrow sign in PNP and NPN transistors symbols is also
Syllabus located on the emitter The direction of the arrow sign reflects
Bipolar
Junction
the direction of flow of conventional current.
Transistor Emitter
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component ☞ This region or electrode of the transistor is most heavily
BJT Operation
Region doped compared to the other two electrodes and it is
Advantages and
Applications located on one side of the transistor.
BJT
Configuration ☞ The basic function of the emitter is supplying the
Common Emitter
Configuration majority of charge carriers (electrons or holes) to the
Common Collector
Configuration base.
Common Base
configuration
☞ The emitters of both PNP and NPN transistors are
forward biased related to the base
Construction V

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☞ The emitter of the PNP transistor supplies hole charges
Syllabus whereas the NPN transistors’ emitter supplies free
Bipolar
Junction
electrons.
Transistor
Construction and
Base
Working principle
Current Component ☞ This is a central part of the transistor, which produces
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
two PN junctions between emitter and collector.
☞ Base is quite thin/ narrow (10−6 m) compared to the
Applications

BJT
Configuration emitter and collector
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
☞ it is also very lightly doped.
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
☞ The function of the base is to control the flow of
charges.
☞ The base-emitter junction is forward biased - there is
very low resistance
Construction VI

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☞ The base-collector junction is reverse biased. -
Syllabus resistance is very high.
Bipolar
Junction Collector
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
☞ The Collector region of most of the transistors is large
Current Component compared to the emitter region
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and ☞ Base - Collector is reverse biased.
Applications

BJT ☞ The doping level of the collector lies between the


Configuration
Common Emitter
emitter’s heavy doping and the base’s light doping
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Construction VII

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Syllabus

Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Figure: NPN Transistor
Construction VIII

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When the anodes of two diodes are connected together it forms
Syllabus an NPN transistor. The current will flow from the collector to
Bipolar
Junction
emitter because the collector terminal is more positive than
Transistor emitter in NPN connection.
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Working principle I

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☞ The transistor can transform its resistance.
Syllabus

Bipolar
☞ The resistance varies in such way that it can either act as
Junction
Transistor
an insulator or conductor by applying small signal
Construction and
Working principle
voltage.
Current Component
BJT Operation
☞ This changing ability makes it able to perform both as an
Region
Advantages and ”Amplifier” or a ”Switch”.
Applications

BJT ☞ It can be used either as a switch or an amplifier at a


Configuration
Common Emitter
single time
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Current components in BJT I

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☞ The conduction of current in NPN transistor is owing to
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electrons
Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
☞ The emitter-base junction (JE) is forward biased and the
Construction and
Working principle
collector-base junction (JC) is reversed
Current Component
BJT Operation
☞ the current arrives the transistor through the emitter and
Region
Advantages and this current is called emitter current (IE).
Applications

BJT ☞ This current consists of two constituents – Hole current


Configuration
Common Emitter
(IhE ) and Electron current (IeE ). IeE is due to passage of
Configuration
Common Collector
electrons from base to emitter and IhE is due to passage
Configuration
Common Base of holes from emitter to base.
configuration

IE = IhE + IeE (1)


Current components in BJT II

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Syllabus

Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Figure: Current Components
Current components in BJT III

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Emitter is heavily doped compared to base. So, the
Syllabus Electron current is negligible compared to Hole current.
Bipolar
Junction
Thus we can conclude that, the whole emitter current in
Transistor this transistor is due to the passage of holes from the
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
emitter to the base.
BJT Operation
Region Some of the holes which are crossing the junction JE
Advantages and
Applications (emitter junction) combines with the electrons present
BJT
Configuration
in the base (N-type)
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
IB = IE − IC (2)
Common Base
configuration
Emitter Base open
When the emitter circuit is open circuited, then IE = 0
and IhC = 0.
Current components in BJT IV

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In this condition, the base and collector will perform as
Syllabus reverse biased diode.
Bipolar
Junction The collector current, IC will be same as reverse
Transistor
Construction and
saturation current (ICO or ICBO).
Working principle
Current Component current due to Emitter and base forward bias(IE ̸= 0)
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications IC = IC 0 + Ihc (3)
BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
BJT Operation Region I

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Active Region
Syllabus

Bipolar
Saturation Region
Junction
Transistor Cutoff Region
Construction and
Working principle Cutoff mode
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region Both junctions are reversed biased so no current flows
Advantages and
Applications through the device.
BJT
Configuration transistor is in off mode and acts like open switch.
Common Emitter
Configuration This mode is used for switch OFF application.
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
BJT Operation Region II

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Syllabus

Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration Figure: Cutoff mode
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Saturated mode
Both junctions are forward biased so current flows through
the device.
BJT Operation Region III

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Transistor is in on mode and acts like closed switch.
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This mode is used for switch ON application.
Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
BJT Operation Region IV

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Figure: Saturation mode
Syllabus

Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Active mode
Construction and
Working principle In this mode, one junction (emitter to base) is forward
Current Component
BJT Operation
biased and another junction (collector to base) is reverse
Region
Advantages and biased.
Applications

BJT This mode is used for amplification of current.


Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
BJT Operation Region V

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Syllabus

Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Figure: Active mode

Advantages of BJT
BJT Operation Region VI

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It has high frequency operation,
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It has high driving capability,
Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
It can be used as digital switch.
Construction and
Working principle Applications
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Radio transmitters
Advantages and
Applications Audio amplifiers
BJT
Configuration Televisions
Common Emitter
Configuration Computers
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
Mobile phones
configuration
BJT Configuration I

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Types of Configuration
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Common Base (CB) Configuration
Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Common Collector (CC) Configuration
Construction and
Working principle Common Emitter (CE) Configuration
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Uses of configuration
Advantages and
Applications Common Base (CB) Configuration: no current gain but
BJT voltage gain
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector (CC) Configuration: current gain but
Common Collector
Configuration no voltage gain
Common Base
configuration
Common Emitter (CE) Configuration: current gain and
voltage gain
Common Emitter Configuration I

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Emitter as common terminal for both input and output.
Syllabus

Bipolar
Common emitter configuration is an inverting amplifier
Junction
Transistor
circuit.
Construction and
Working principle The input is applied between base-emitter region and the
Current Component
BJT Operation
output is taken between collector and emitter terminals.
Region
Advantages and
Applications
Input parameters are VBE and IB and the output
BJT parameters are VCE and IC.
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Common Emitter Configuration II

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Syllabus

Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration Figure: Common Emitter Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Common Emitter Configuration III

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Syllabus

Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Figure: Common Emitter configuration

Input Characteristics
Common Emitter Configuration IV

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The input characteristics of CE are obtained between
Syllabus input current IB and input voltageVBE with constant
Bipolar
Junction
output voltage VCE
Transistor
Construction and
Keep the output voltageVCE constant and vary the input
Working principle
Current Component voltage VBE for different points,
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Record the values of input current at each point.
Applications

BJT
using these values we need to draw a graph between the
Configuration values of IB and VBE at constant VCE
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Rin = VBE /IB(when VCE is at constant) (4)
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Common Emitter Configuration V

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Syllabus

Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Figure: CE Input Characteristics

Output Configuration
Common Emitter Configuration VI

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It is obtained between the output current IC and output
Syllabus voltage VCE with constant input current IB .
Bipolar
Junction Keep the base current IB constant and vary the value of
Transistor
Construction and
output voltage VCE for different points,
Working principle
Current Component Note down the value of collector IC for each point.
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and Plot the graph between the parameters IC and VCE
Applications

BJT Rout = VCE /IC (when IB is at constant) (5)


Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Common Emitter Configuration VII

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Syllabus

Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Figure: CE -Output Characteristics
Common Collector Configuration I

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Syllabus

Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Figure: Common Collector Configuration
Common Collector Configuration II

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Collector terminal as common for both input and output
Syllabus signals.
Bipolar
Junction This configuration is also known as emitter follower
Transistor
Construction and
configuration because the emitter voltage follows the base
Working principle
Current Component voltage.
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
This configuration is mostly used as a buffer.
Applications

BJT
Widely used in impedance matching applications
Configuration because of their high input impedance.
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
The input signal is applied between the base-collector
Configuration
Common Base region and the output is taken from the emitter-collector
configuration
region
the input parameters are VBC and IB and the output
parameters are VEC andIE .
Common Collector Configuration III

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The common collector configuration has high input
Syllabus impedance and low output impedance.
Bipolar
Junction The input and output signals are in phase.
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Configuration is a non inverting amplifier circuit
Current Component
BJT Operation
Here also the emitter current is equal to the sum of
Region
Advantages and collector current and the base current
Applications

BJT Current Gain calculation


Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration Ai = IE /IB
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
= (IC + IB )/I B
configuration (6)
= (IC /IB ) + 1
Ai = β + 1
Common Collector Configuration IV

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Syllabus

Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration

Figure: CC - Circuit Configuration


Common Collector Configuration V

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Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Figure: CC- Input Characteristics
Common Collector Configuration VI

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Syllabus VEC = VEB + VBC (7)


Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
VEB = VEC − VBC (8)
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Output Configuration
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Syllabus It is same as that of common emitter circuit


Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Obtained between the output voltageVEC and output
Current Component
BJT Operation
current IE at constant input current IB
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
If the base current is zero then the emitter current also
Common Emitter
Configuration
becomes zero
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration

If the base current increases then the transistor operates in


active region and finally reaches to saturation region.
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Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Figure: CC- Output configuration
Common Base configuration I

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Syllabus

Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration

Figure: CB- Configuration


Common Base configuration II

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Use base as common terminal for both input and output
Syllabus signals
Bipolar
Junction A input is applied between the base and emitter
Transistor
Construction and
terminals and the corresponding output signal is taken
Working principle
Current Component between the base and collector terminals with the base
BJT Operation
Region terminal grounded
Advantages and
Applications
the input parameters areVBE and IE and the output
BJT
Configuration parameters areVCB and IC .
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
The input current flowing into the emitter terminal must
Configuration
Common Base
be higher than the base current and collector current to
configuration
operate the transistor, therefore the output collector
current is less than the input emitter current
Common Base configuration III

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The input and output signals are in-phase in this
Syllabus configuration.
Bipolar
Junction The amplifier circuit configuration of this type is called as
Transistor
Construction and
non-inverting amplifier circuit
Working principle
Current Component It has high output impedance and low input impedance.
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
This type of configuration has high resistance gain
Applications

BJT
Voltage Gain
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration AV = Vout /Vin = (IC ∗ RL )/(IE ∗ Rin ) (9)
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration Current Gain
α = IC /IE (10)
Common Base configuration IV

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Syllabus

Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Figure: CB- Configuration Circuit diagram

Input Characteristics
Common Base configuration V

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Input characteristics are obtained between input current
Syllabus and input voltage with constant output voltage
Bipolar
Junction The output voltage VCB constant and vary the input
Transistor
Construction and
voltage VEB for different points then at each point record
Working principle
Current Component the input current IE value
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
The input resistance Rin value is given below.
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Rin = VEB /IIE (11)
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Common Base configuration VI

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Syllabus

Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Figure: CB- Input configuration

Output Characteristics
Common Base configuration VII

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Obtained between output current and output voltage
Syllabus with constant input current.
Bipolar
Junction The emitter current constant and vary the VCB value for
Transistor
Construction and
different points, now record the IC values at each point
Working principle
Current Component output resistance value is given below.
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications Rout = VCB /IC (when IE is constant) (12)
BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Common Base configuration VIII

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Syllabus

Bipolar
Junction
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Figure: CB- Output characteristics
BJT configuration Comparison I

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Syllabus Characteristic Common base (CB) Common emitter,(CE) Common collector,(CC)

Bipolar
Junction Input Dynamic Resistance Very Low(less than 100 ohm) Low(less than 1K) Very High(750K)
Transistor
Construction and
Working principle
Output Dynamic Resistance Very High High Low
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Current Gain Less than 1 High Very High
Advantages and
Applications

BJT Voltage gain Greater than CC but less than CE Highest Lowest(less than 1)
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Power gain Medium Highest Medium
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration Leakage current Very small Very large Very large

Relationship between I/p and o/p In phase Out of phase(180º) In phase

Application For High freq. applications For Audio freq. Applications For impedance Matching Applications
Breakdown I

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The Breakdown Region of a transistor is the region where
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the collector voltage, Vcc, is so large that the
Bipolar
Junction collector-base diode breaks down, causing a large,
Transistor
Construction and
undesired collector current to flow
Working principle
Current Component
BJT Operation
Region
Advantages and
Applications

BJT
Configuration
Common Emitter
Configuration
Common Collector
Configuration
Common Base
configuration
Temporary page!

LATEX was unable to guess the total number of pages correctly.


As there was some unprocessed data that should have been
added to the final page this extra page has been added to
receive it.
If you rerun the document (without altering it) this surplus
page will go away, because LATEX now knows how many pages
to expect for this document.

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