EE105 Fall 2014

Microelectronic Devices and Circuits

Prof. Ming C. Wu
wu@eecs.berkeley.edu
511 Sutardja Dai Hall (SDH)

Lecture19-Review of Single Transistor

Amplifiers

Terminal Resistance of Generally Loaded

Transistors
RC

RD

RB

RG
BJT

MOSFET

RE

Re =

RS

r + RB
1
RB

+
( +1) gm ( +1)

Rs =

1
gm

Rb = r + ( +1)RE

Rg =

Rc = ro (1+ gm RE )

Rd = ro (1+ gm RS )

Lecture19-Review of Single Transistor

Amplifiers

Single-Stage Amplifiers
Terminal Gain and I/O Resistances of BJT Amplifiers

AV ,t =

gm RL
1+ gm RE

AV ,t =

RL
1
+ RL
gm

Ri = r + ( +1)RE
Ro = #"ro (1+ gm RE )$%

Ri = r + ( +1)RL

AI,t =

Ro =

Without degeneration:
Simply set RE = 0

r + Rth
1 Rth

+
1+
gm

AI,t = +1

AV ,t = gm RL
1
gm
Ro = !"ro (1+ gm RE )#$
Ri =

AI,t 1

For the gain, Ri, Ro of the whole amplifier, you need to include voltage/
current dividers at input and output stages
Lecture19-Review of Single Transistor
Amplifiers

Single-Stage Amplifiers
Terminal Gain and I/O Resistances of MOS Amplifiers

AV ,t =

gm RL
1+ gm RS

AV ,t =

Ri =
Ro = #$ro (1+ gm RE )%&

Ri =

AI,t =

Ro =

Without degeneration:
Simply set RS = 0

RL
1
+ RL
gm

1
gm

AI,t =

AV ,t = gm RL
1
gm
Ro = !"ro (1+ gm RE )#$
Ri =

AI,t 1

For the gain, Ri, Ro of the whole amplifier, you need to include voltage/
current dividers at input and output stages
Lecture19-Review of Single Transistor
Amplifiers

Single-Stage Amplifiers
Simplified Characteristics of BJT Amplifiers

Lecture19-Review of Single Transistor

Amplifiers

Single-Stage Amplifiers
Simplified Characteristics of FET Amplifiers

Lecture19-Review of Single Transistor

Amplifiers

Inverting Amplifiers:
C-E and C-S Amplifier Review

Lecture19-Review of Single Transistor

Amplifiers

Follower Circuits Summay

Lecture19-Review of Single Transistor

Amplifiers

C-B and C-G Amplifiers Summary

Lecture19-Review of Single Transistor

Amplifiers

Lower Cutoff Frequency (L)

The SCTC Estimate: C-C Amplifier

Lecture19-Review of Single Transistor

Amplifiers

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Lower Cutoff Frequency (L)

The SCTC Estimate: C-C Amplifier (cont.)
Using the SCTC method:
For C1:
R1S = RI + ( RB RiB )
R1S = RI + RB !"r + ( o +1) ( RE R3 )#$
For C2 :
r + Rth
R2S = R3 + ( RE RiE ) = R3 + RE
o +1
&
)
1
1
1
fL
+
(
+
2 ' R1S C1 R2S C2 *

Lecture19-Review of Single Transistor

Amplifiers

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Lower Cutoff Frequency (L)

The SCTC Estimate: C-D Amplifier
Using the SCTC method:
For C1:
R1S = RI + ( RG RiG ) = RI + RG
For C2 :
!
1$
R2S = R3 + ( RS RiS ) = R3 + # RS
&
gm %
"

fL

Lecture19-Review of Single Transistor

Amplifiers

1 ! 1
1 $
+
#
&
2 " R1S C1 R2S C2 %

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