Small Signal Single-Transistor Amplifier Configurations

MOSFET BJT

Common Source Common Emitter

Rin = RB = R1 ||R2 Rin = (rπ + rb )||RB ≈ rπ
Rout = RD ||r0 Rout = Rc ||ro
AV = −gm (ro ||RD ||RL ) ∝ √1 AV = −gm (Rc ||r0 ||RL )
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Source Degeneration Emitter Degeneration

Rin = RB = R1 ||R2 Rin = RB ||[rπ + RE (β + 1)]

≈ rπ (1 + gm RE )
Rout = ro [1 + (gm + gmb )Rgen ] + Rgen Rout = RE ||rπ + ro [1 + gm (rπ ||RE )]
≈ ro (1 + gm RE )
gm gm
Gm = Gm =
1 + (gm + gmb )RS + RS /ro 1 + gm RE (1 + 1/β)

Common Gate Common Base

ro + RD ||RL ro + RC ||RL
Rin = Rin =
1 + (gm + gmb )ro 1 + gm [RC ||RL + (β0 + 1)ro ] /β0
RD ||RL α0 α0 RC ||RL
≈ g +1 g + ≈ +
m mb (gm + gmb )ro gm g m ro
 
ro + Rgen (1 + ro gm /α0 )
Rout = RD || [ro + Rgen + Rgen ro (gm + gmb )] Rout = RC ||
1 + Rgen /rπ
 
1
Gm = gm + gmb Gm = gm ≈ gm
1 + rb /rπ
AV = gm (RC ||RL )
gm RC Rgen
AI = ≈ g m re = α 0
RC + RL 1 + gm Rgen

Common Drain (Source Follower) Common Collector (Emitter Follower)

Rin = R1 ||R2 Rin = RB ||[rπ + rb + (β + 1)(ro ||RE )]
ro rπ + Rgen + rb 1 Rgen + rb
Rout = ≈ g +1 g Rout = ≈ +
1 + ro (gm + gmb ) m mb 1+β gm 1+β
g m ro 1
AV = AV = ≈1
1 + ro (gm + gmb ) + ro /RL 1 + [(Rgen + rb + rπ )]/
≈ 1 ≈1 (RE ||ro )(β + 1)
1 + gmb /gm