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EMITTER-FOLLOWER CONFIGURATION
When the output is taken from the emitter terminal of the
transistor as shown in Fig. 5.36, the network is referred to as an
emitter-follower.

EEE 312
Electronic Circuits
BJT AC Analysis

Lecture 2
February 11, 2015

EMITTER-FOLLOWER CONFIGURATION

EMITTER-FOLLOWER CONFIGURATION

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EMITTER-FOLLOWER CONFIGURATION

EMITTER-FOLLOWER CONFIGURATION
Effect of ro

COMMON-BASE CONFIGURATION

COMMON-BASE CONFIGURATION

The common-base configuration is characterized as having a

relatively low input and a high output impedance and a current
gain less than 1. The voltage gain, however, can be quite large.

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COMMON-BASE CONFIGURATION

The transistor output impedance ro is not included for the

common-base configuration because it is typically in the megohm
range and can be ignored in parallel with the resistor RC.

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COLLECTOR FEEDBACK CONFIGURATION

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COLLECTOR FEEDBACK CONFIGURATION

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COLLECTOR FEEDBACK CONFIGURATION

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COLLECTOR FEEDBACK CONFIGURATION

Effect of ro

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COLLECTOR DC FEEDBACK CONFIGURATION

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COLLECTOR DC FEEDBACK CONFIGURATION

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COLLECTOR DC FEEDBACK CONFIGURATION

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EFFECT OF RL AND RS

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EFFECT OF RL AND RS

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EFFECT OF RL AND RS

The gain obtained with a source resistance in place will always be

less than that obtained under loaded or unloaded conditions due to
the drop in applied voltage across the source resistance.
For the same configuration AvNL >AvL >Avs.
For a particular design, the larger the level of RL, the greater is
the level of ac gain.
For a particular amplifier, the smaller the internal resistance of the
signal source, the greater is the overall gain.
For any network, such as those shown in Fig. 5.54 that have
coupling capacitors, the source and load resistance do not affect
the dc biasing levels.

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EFFECT OF RL AND RS

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EFFECT OF RL AND RS Voltage Divider

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EFFECT OF RL AND RS Voltage Divider

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EFFECT OF RL AND RS Emitter Follower

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EFFECT OF RL AND RS Emitter Follower

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DETERMINING THE CURRENT GAIN

For each transistor configuration, the current gain can be
determined directly from the voltage gain, the defined load, and
the input impedance.

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SUMMARY TABLES

DARLINGTON CONNECTION

TABLE 5.1 and 5.2 (please investigate these tables)

A very popular connection of two bipolar junction transistors for

operation as one super- beta transistor is the Darlington
connection shown in Figure

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DARLINGTON CONNECTION-Emitter Follower

DARLINGTON CONNECTION-Emitter Follower

A very popular connection of two bipolar junction transistors for

operation as one super- beta transistor is the Darlington
connection shown in Figure

DC Bias