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Analog Review Midterm
Analog Review Midterm
Part
2 Is Carbon a semiconductor?
Part 2: BJT
1 How many types of BJT
2 Name types of BJT
8 Why Beta values are different for different BJTs in the market?
14 What is DC load line/ static load line? What values form Q-point?
16 How do we connect BJT in the circuit? How many ways are they connected?
17 How do we bias BJT amplifier? How many way are we can bias?
Can you confidently draw an amplifying circuit with different connections and
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different biasing?
Why do we replace the normal BJT symbol with a small signal model in
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AC analysis?
25 Why do we compute Ac, Zi, Zo in only small signal model of amplifying circuits?
26 Can you confidently draw a small signal model of EC, BC, CC circuit?
27 Can you confidently calculate Ai,Av, Zi,Zo of any amplifier using BJT?
Part 3: MOSFET
1 How many types of FET?
7 In the word 'MOSFET', what part is structure, and what part is the operation?
During DC analysis, why must we pay attention to Q-point and DC load line?
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Does the same apply while analyzing amplifier circuit using BJT?
22 Name types of biasing for amplifier using MOSFET? How many types of biasing are there?
23 Can you draw amplifier circuits with different configuration and biasing?
24 Can you draw small signal model of MOSFET?
25 Why replace the conventional MOSFET notation with its small signal model when analyzing AC?
26 Why draw small signal models of amplifier circuits to calculate Ac, Zi, Zo?
27 Can you draw small signal models for EC, BC, CC circuits?
28 Can you confidently calculate Av, Ai, Zi, Zo of any amplifier using MOSFET?
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Answer
Even though carbon lies in the same group of periodic table as germanium and silicon, it is not a pure or an intrinsic semicond
p-type
Doping
2 types
npn, pnp
This lower doping level decreases the conductivity (increases the resistance) of this
material by limiting the number of “free” carriers.
Ic=ie-ib => To attain the largest ic, ib need to be small, because 5% of emitter current transfer to base and 95 % current passin
ib is small or large, which depends on the conductivity that is relative to doping. Therefore, we have to lightly dope.
The width also depends on the doping. So that, less doping, dess area=> thin base area.
Emitter(E) , Base(B), Collector(C)
Ic, Ib,Ie, Ic = βIb, Ie = (β+1)Ib,ic=anpha.ie
DC: DC current gain, the proportionality between ic and ib; AC: common-emitter , forward-current , amplification factor
Beta is a particularly important parameter because it provides a
direct link between current levels. A common-emitter configuration, for example,
it provide relationship of the input and output circuits .
Because it depends on the doping concentration of each manufacturer
DC analysis:
- To establish a fixed level of current and voltage, or an static operating point Q on the characteristics.
AC analysis:
- Find Zi, Zo, Ai, Av
- But, Amplification in the ac domain cannot be obtained without the application of dc biasing level .
3 configurations
+ CB=common Base: Base in common, input = emitter, output = collector
+ CE=common Emitter: Emitter in common, input = base, output = collector
+ CC=common Collector: similar to CE, hardly use, Collector in common, input = base, output=emitter
V_T = kT/q
where
k = Boltzmann’s constant = 1.38 x 10 ^(-23) J/K,
T_K = the absolute temperature in kelvins = 273 + the temperature in °C,
q = the magnitude of electronic charge = 1.6 x 10 ^(-19) C
rE = V_T/IE
Because:
+ allows amplifiers to be characterized according to their effective input and output impedances
as well as their power and current ratings. When cascading individual amplifier stages together one after another -> minimise
through the amplification circuit.
+ Simplify complex circuit as 'black box' or 4 terminal model without care much about anything inside
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2 types: JFET, MOSFET (additional: MESFET)
JFET:
- Operate only in depletion mode (Up<UGS<0, UDS>0)
- Reverse biasing of the gate terminal controls the conductivity
- JFET input impedance is much smaller
- Chareacteris curve is Flatter
- Manufacturing process is simple
- It has 3 terminal Gate(G), Drain (D), Source(S)
- Drain resister (10^5-10^6 Ω)
MOSFET:
- Operate in Enhancement and depletion mode. D-mosfet ( wtih every UGS, UDS>0), E-mosfet (UGS>Uth>0, UDS>0)
- Carriers induced in the channel controls the Conductivity
- MOSFET input impedance is much highẻ
- Less FLat characteristics cure in comparison to JFET
- Manufacturing process is difficult
- Has 4 terminals: G,D,S,SS
- Drain resistance in case of MOSFETs is of the order of 1 to 50 K Ω.
just provide potential between source and drain (V_DS>0) -> have current
JFET, DMOS
n channel EMOS, p channel EMOS
Since DMOS is outdated, that is, not being used anymore. People mainly use EMOS, so when we say MOSFET,
we immediately think about E-MOSFET
Structure: MOS = metal oxide semiconductor
Operation: FET = field effect transistor => Transistor works based on the field effect
when we have voltage V_G > 0, the channel is constructed
-> Control behavior of EMOS by controlling voltage
Source(S), Gate (G), Drain (D)
I_s = I_d = I_ds, commonly use I_d
I_d = k(V_GS - V_T)^2
Transconductance
Transconductance is an expression of the performance.
gm = d(I_d)/d(V_gs)
the larger the transconductance figure for a device, the greater the gain(amplification) it is capable of delivering, when all othe
constant
the level in which the channel is absolutely constructed
when V_GS<V_T -> channel is neutralized by substrate
DC analysis:
- To establish a fixed level of current and voltage, or an static operating point Q on the characteristics.
AC analysis:
- Find Zi, Zo, Ai, Av
- But, Amplification in the ac domain cannot be obtained without the application of dc
biasing level .
DC: capacitor -> open-circuit
AC: capacitor -> short-circuit
Q point, DC load line: define the region that will be employed for amplification of the applied signal.
Yes, totally similar
Q point is the contact point of the Load line and the characteristic curve
Q is defined by VGS(Q) and ID(Q)
To ensure the range of AC signal is flexible as much as possible
3 configurations:
- Common source: Source in common, input at Gate, output at Drain
- Common drain: Drain in common, input at Gate, output at Source
- Common gate: Gate in common, input at Source, output at Drain
Reasons:
- The notation MOSFET in its small signal model illustrate its characteristic value gm and its relation to VGS
Reasons:
- To understand the components of Zi, Zo
- To see the relationship between the voltages on different part of the amplifier circuits
+ allows amplifiers to be characterized according to their effective input and output impedances
as well as their power and current ratings. When cascading individual amplifier stages together one after another -> minimise
through the amplification circuit.
+ Simplify complex circuit as 'black box' or 4 terminal model without care much about anything inside
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