Lecture 19 – FET Amplifiers

RIJIL RAMCHAND
 A Simple CS Amplifier and Variation in IDS with Vgs

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 CS Amplifier

Figure Common-source amplifier.

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 CS Amplifier

For drawing an a c equivalent circuit of Amp.

•Assume all Capacitors C1, C2, Cs as short
circuit elements for ac signal
•Short circuit the d c supply
•Replace the FET by its small signal model

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 Analysis of CS Amplifier
A C Equivalent Circuit

Simplified A C Equivalent Circuit

v
Voltage gain, A  o
v v
gs
v  i R  g v R Input imp., Z R R R
o o L m gs L in G 1 2
v
r R
 A  o  g R , R  R r Out put imp., Z  r R  d D
v v m L L D d o d D r R
gs d D
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 Analysis of CS Amplifier with Potential Divider Bias

Av  gm(rd || RD)

This is a CS amplifier configuration therefore the

input is on the gate and the output is on the drain.
Zi  R1 || R2
Av  gm(rd || RD)
Zo  rd || RD
Av  gmRD,  r  10 R Zo  RD
d D
rd  10R D
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 Figure vo(t) and vin(t) versus time for the common-source amplifier

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 FET Amplifier Analysis:
VDD VDD
A common source (CS) amplifier is shown
RD
to the right. R1
io
The mid-frequency circuit is drawn as follows: D
Co
ii G
• the coupling capacitors (Ci and Co) and the Rs
+ Ci S
+
+
RL vo
bypass capacitor (CSS) are short circuits
vs vi
R2

• short the DC supply voltage (superposition) _ RSS CSS _

_
replace the FET with the hybrid-p model
The resulting eqvt. circuit is shown below.

io
is ii g d

+ + +
vs RTh vi = vp rd RD RL vo
gmvp
_ _ _

s s
mid-frequency CE amplifier circuit

Analysis of the CS mid-frequency circuit above yields:

vo vo  Zi 
A vi = = -g m R 'L , where R 'L = rd R D R L A vs = = A vi  
vi vs  R s + Zi 
vi io Z 
Zi = = R Th , where R Th = R1 R 2 AI = = A vi  i 
ii ii  RL 
vo po
Zo = = rd R D AP = = A vi A I
io seen by R L
pi
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 Procedure: Analysis of an FET amplifier

1) Find the DC Q-point. This will insure that the FET is

operating in the saturation region and these values are
needed for the next step.
2) Find gm. If gm is not specified, calculate it using the DC
values of VGS as follows:
I D 2I
2  GS
gm = = DSS V - VP  (for JFET's and DM MOSFET's)
VGS VP
I D
gm = = K  VGS - VT  (for EM MOSFET's)
VGS
(Note: Uses DC value of VGS )

3) Calculate the required values (typically Avi, Avs, AI, Zi,

and Zo. Use the formulas for the appropriate amplifier
configuration (CS, CG, CD, etc).
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 Problem:
Find the values for Avi, Avs, AI, Zi, and Zo for the amplifier shown
below. Assume that Ci, Co, and CSS are large.
Note that the biasing circuit provides VGS = -0.178 V.
The JFET has the following specifications:
IDSS = 4 mA, VP = -1.46 V, rd = 50k Ohm

18 V 18 V

500
800 k
io
D
Co
ii G
10 k +
+ + Ci S
8k vo
vs vi
400 k
CSS _
_ 2k

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 An Amplifier Circuit using MOSFET(CS Amp.)

Figure Common-source amplifier.

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 A small signal equivalent circuit of CS Amp.

Figure Small-signal equivalent circuit for the common-source amplifier.

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 Common Drain Amplifier (Source Follower)

Figure Source follower.

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 Common Drain Amplifier (Source Follower)

Figure Small-signal ac equivalent circuit for the source follower.

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 Common Drain Amplifier (Source Follower)

Figure Equivalent circuit used to find the output resistance of the source follower.

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 Common Gate Amplifier

Figure Common-gate amplifier.

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 Common Gate Amplifier

Figure Small-signal ac equivalent circuit for the common gate amplifier.

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 FET Amplifier Configurations and Relationships:
VDD VDD

RD
R1
io
D
CS CG CD
ii Co
G
Rs +
' ' g m R 'L
+
+ Ci S
A vi -g m R gmR
1  g m R 'L
RL vo L L
vs vi
R2
CSS _
_ RSS

_ R 'L rd R D R L rd R D R L R SS R L
Common Source (CS) Amplifier 1
Zi R Th R SS R Th
ii S D
io gm
Rs Co
+ Ci
+
G
RD + 1
vi RSS
Zo rd R D rd R D R SS
vs
_
RL vo
gm
R1
_
 Zi   Zi   Zi 
_ C2 R2 VCC

A vs A vi   A vi   A vi  
Common Gate (CG) Amplifier  s
R + Z i   s
R + Z i   s
R + Z i 

Z  Z  Z 
VDD VDD
AI A vi  i  A vi  i  A vi  i 
R1
 RL   RL   RL 
D
AP A vi A I A vi A I A vi A I
ii G

+
Rs + Ci S io where R Th = R1 R 2
vs R2 Co +
vi
_ R SS RL vo Note: The biasing circuit is the same for each amp.
_ _

Common Drain (CD) Amplifier (also called “source follower”)

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