Lecture Goals

EE 332

DEVICES AND CIRCUITS II

Lecture 17 AC Coupled Multi-Stage Amplifier

Understanding of concepts related to: AC-Coupled Multi-Stage Amplifier AC-Coupled Multi-Stage Amplifier/Gain AC-Coupled Multi-Stage Amplifier/Current Gain

ACCOUPLEDMULTISTAGEAMPLIFIER /INTRODUCTION
Couplingcapacitorsdecouplethecircuitinto3stages
VCC R1 vi C1 R2 RE1 RC1 Q1 R3 Q2 C2 CE1 R4 RE2 C3 RL vo
vi R2 C1

ACCOUPLEDMULTISTAGEAMPLIFIER /EXAMPLEANDGAIN
Analyzethegivenmultistageamplifier
VCC R1 RC1 Q1 RE1 C2 CE1 R4 RE2 R3 Q2 C3 RL

= 70, VBE ,ON = 0.7V , Q1,2 = V A = 70V , VCC = 15V

vo

Given:
R1 = 160 k , R2 = 43 k , RC 1 = 4.7 k , RE 1 = 1.6 k , R3 = 91k , R4 = 120 k , RL = 2.5 k , C 1 = C E 1 = C 2 = C 3 = 10 F ,

CEamplifier CCamplifier(voltagefollower)

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ACCOUPLEDMULTISTAGEAMPLIFIER /1ST STAGEDCANALYSIS

Step1:DCanalysis DCeffectsonthedashbox Two4resistor BJTcircuits
VCC R1 vi C1 R2 RE1 RC1 Q1 CE1 C2 RE2 R3 Q2 C3 R4 RL vo
VEQ

ACCOUPLEDMULTISTAGEAMPLIFIER /1ST STAGEDCANALYSIS

VCC IC REQ Q1 IB IE RE

AssumingBJToperatinginforwardactivemode, TheveninizingLHScircuit
VEQ = VCC
vo

RC

R2 = 3.18V R1 + R2

REQ = ( R1 / / R2 ) = 33.89k

Solvetheloop
VEQ = I E 1 RE 1 + VBE ,ON + I B1 REQ I E 1 = ( + 1) I B1 I B1 = VEQ VBE ,ON REQ + ( + 1) RE 1 = 2.48 = 16.82 A 33.89k + 71 1.6k

ACCOUPLEDMULTISTAGEAMPLIFIER /1ST STAGEDCANALYSIS

VCC IC REQ Q1 IB VEQ IE RE

ACCOUPLEDMULTISTAGEAMPLIFIER /1ST STAGESMALLSIGNALPARAMETERS

Step2:SmallSignalParameters:
gm 1 = r 1 = ro1 = I C 1 1.18mA = = 47.2mS VT 25mV

I B 1 = 16.82 A then , I C 1 = 1.18 mA and I E 1 = 1.19 mA

RC vo

SolveRHSloop
V RC 1 = RC 1 I C 1 = 5.53V V RE 1 = R E 1 I E 1 = 1.91V VCE 1 = VCC V RC 1 V RE 1 = 7.56V

gm 1

70 = 1.48k 47.2mS

V A + VCE 1 77.56V = = 65.7 k IC 1 1.18mA

SinceVCE=7.56>VCE,sat=0.1V TheBJToperatesinForwardActiveregion

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ACCOUPLEDMULTISTAGEAMPLIFIER /2ND STAGEDCANALYSIS

Step1:DCanalysis
DCeffectsonthedashbox Two4resistor BJTcircuits
VCC R1 vi C1 R2 RE1 RC1 Q1 CE1 C2 RE2 R3 Q2 C3 R4 RL vo
VEQ

ACCOUPLEDMULTISTAGEAMPLIFIER /2ND STAGEDCANALYSIS

VEQ 2 = VCC
VCC IC REQ Q1 IB IE RE
IB2 =

R4 = 8.53V R3 + R4
7.83 = 37.6 A 51.75k + 71 2.2k

REQ 2 = ( R3 / / R4 ) = 51.75k
VEQ 2 VBE ,ON REQ + ( + 1) RE 2 =

RC vo

I C 2 = 2.63mA and I E 2 = 2.67 mA

SolveRHSloop VCE 2 = VCC VRC 2 VRE 2 = 11.88V SinceVCE2=11.88V>VCE,sat=0.1V TheBJToperatesinForwardActiveregion

ACCOUPLEDMULTISTAGEAMPLIFIER /2ND STAGESMALLSIGNALPARAMETERS

Step2:SmallSignalParameters:
gm 2 = r 2 = I C 2 2.63mA = = 105mS VT 25mV

ACCOUPLEDMULTISTAGEAMPLIFIER /SMALLSIGNALEQUIVALENTCIRCUIT
Step3:SmallSignalEquivalentCircuit
B1 vi R1//R2 vbe1 gmvbe1 r 1 E1 RE2 ro1 RC1 R3//R4 vbe2 C1 B2 gmvbe2 r2 E2 RL vo ro2 C2

gm 2

70 = 665 105mS

V + VCE 2 81.88V = = 31.13k ro 2 = A 2.63mA IC 2

Stage1:CEamplifier Stage2:CCamplifier

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ACCOUPLEDMULTISTAGEAMPLIFIER /VOLTAGEGAIN
B1 vi R1//R2 vbe1 gmvbe1 r 1 E1 RE2 ro1 RC1 R3//R4 vbe2 C1 B2 gmvbe2 r2 E2 RL vo ro2 C2
vi

ACCOUPLEDMULTISTAGEAMPLIFIER /VOLTAGEGAIN
B1 gmvbe1 R1//R2 vbe1 r1 E1 RE2 ro1 RC1 R3//R4 vbe2 C1 B2 gmvbe2 r2 E2 RL vo ro2 C2

Voltagegain
Av = v o v be 1 v c 1 v b 2 v o = vi v i v be 1 v c 1 v b 2

Voltagegain
Av = v o v be 1 v c 1 v b 2 v o = vi v i v be 1 v c 1 v b 2

Calculateonetermatatime: rb 2 = r 2 + ( + 1)[ RE 2 / / RL ] = 84.55 k v be 1 =1 v c 1 = 47.2 3.85 = 181.72 vi

v be 1

v c 1 = g m 1 v be 1 [ RC 1 / / ro1 / / R3 / / R4 / / rb 2 ]

Calculateonetermatatime:

vo ( + 1)[ R E 2 / / R L ] = v b 2 r 2 + ( + 1)[ R E 2 / / R L ] = ( + 1) 1170 = 0.99 665 + ( + 1) 1170

vb 2 =1 vc1

Av = 1 ( 181.72) 1 0.99 = 179.9

ACCOUPLEDMULTISTAGEAMPLIFIER /CURRENTGAIN
B1 vi R1//R2 vbe1 gmvbe1 r 1 E1 RE2 ro1 RC1 R3//R4 vbe2 C1 B2 gmvbe2 r 2 E2 RL vo ro2 C2

ACCOUPLEDMULTISTAGEAMPLIFIER /CURRENTGAIN
B1 vi R1//R2 vbe1 gmvbe1 r1 E1 RE2 ro1 RC1 R3//R4 vbe2 C1 B2 gmvbe2 r2 E2 RL vo ro2 C2

Ai = Av

Ri RL
R L 1 = R3 / / R4 / / rb 2

Ai = Av

Ri RL

1st stage:
R Ai 1 = Av 1 i 1 RL1 Av 1 = v c 1 v be 1 v c 1 = = 181.72 vi v i v be 1

Ri 1 = R1 / / R2 / / rb 1 = R1 / / R2 / / r 1 = 1.42 k = 91k / /120 k / /84.55 k = 31.19 k 1.42 k = 8.27 Ai 1 = 181.72 31.19 k

2ndstage:
Ai 2 = Av 2 Av 2 = Ri 2 RL 2

R i 2 = R 3 / / R4 / / rb 2 = 31.19 k R L = 2.5 k Ai 2 = 0.960 31.19 k = 12.35 2.5 k Ai = Ai 1 Ai 2 = 8.27 12.35 = 102.13

vo v v = b 2 o = 0.99 v c 1 v c 1 bb 2

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