CHAPTER 1
Bipolar Junction Transistor
Biasing the transistor amplifier
• Biasing – process of setting the DC voltage and
current to the proper level so a signal can be
accepted and amplified by the circuit.
• When the biased current is set properly the
transistor amplifier are ready to receive an
input from the signal generator.
• Trying to set the collector current (IC ) to a
constant level when no input signal applied.
Transistor Amplifier
• Gain is used to prove the capability of a transistor
as an amplifier.
• Thus it will involve two analysis; biasing analysis
(biasing parameters) and signal analysis (signal
parameters)
• Biasing parameters is DC parameters - VE , VB , VC ,
IB , IE and IC (Capital Letter)
• Signal parameters is AC parameters or electrical
parameters - input impedance (Zi ),
output impedance (Zo) and gain (Av ), when there
are supply voltage on the circuit. (lower case)
Voltage Divider Biased
• Consist of 2 input resistances (RB1 & RB2 )
• To minimize the effect of inconsistency of beta
value. (ideal analysis and approximation
analysis)
• Ideal analysis = IB equal to zero
• Approximation analysis = as per ESB
Voltage Divider Biased
Signal Analysis
• Zin , Zout, AV
Zin = rB // β re
where:
rB = RTH = RB1 //RB2
re = (RE + r’e )
r’e is the = 25 mV / IE
• Output Impedance
Zout = RC
• Voltage Gain = Vout / Vin
Vin = IE r’e
Vout = IC r’c
:. Av = r’c / r’e
r’c = RC // RL
Exercise
Find the voltage gain of the amplifier in ideal
condition. Given beta =100.
Multistage Amplifier
• In order for the transistor to be a practical circuit
that having better stability, the collector current
(output current) need to be independent from
beta value VDB with ideal analysis is the one.
• To obtain the needs of the electronics system, it is
often to connect the amplifier in series or called
as cascade amplifier.
For example : single stage amplifier, two stages
amplifier……..
Multi Stage Amplifier
Multistage Amplifier
• Coupling or connecting the amplifier by using
a coupling capacitor. (C2 )
• In biasing analysis, coupling capacitor act as
open circuit than the amplifier are treat as an
individual amplifier.
• Analysis can be made according to the
previous content.