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Table of Contents
The Bipolar Junction Transistor_______________________________slide 3
BJT Relationships – Equations________________________________slide 4
DC and DC α _____________________________________________slides 5
BJT Example_______________________________________________slide 6
BJT Transconductance Curve_________________________________slide 7
Modes of Operation_________________________________________slide 8
Three Types of BJT Biasing__________________________________slide 9
Common Base______________________slide 10-11
Common Emitter_____________________slide 12
Common Collector___________________slide 13
Eber-Moll Model__________________________________________slides 14-15
Small Signal BJT Equivalent Circuit__________________________slides 16
The Early Effect___________________________________________slide 17
Early Effect Example_______________________________________slide 18
Breakdown Voltage________________________________________slide 19
Sources__________________________________________________slide 20
The BJT – Bipolar Junction Transistor
Note: It will be very helpful to go through the Analog Electronics Diodes
Tutorial to get information on doping, n-type and p-type materials.
E n p n C E p n p C
npn pnp
IE = I B + IC IE = I B + I C
VCE = -VBC + VBE VEC = VEB - VCB
VCB +
_ IC Find: IE , , and α
IB
B
Solution:
VBE +
_ IE IE = IB + IC = 0.05 mA + 1 mA = 1.05 mA
= IC / IB = 1 mA / 0.05 mA = 20
E
α = IC / IE = 1 mA / 1.05 mA = 0.95238
α = = 20 = 0.95238
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BJT Transconductance Curve
Typical NPN Transistor 1
Collector Current:
IC IC = α IES eVBE /η VT
8 mA Transconductance:
(slope of the curve)
6 mA
gm = IC / VBE
4 mA
IES = The reverse saturation current
of the B-E Junction.
2 mA VT = kT/q = 26 mV (@ T=300K)
η = the emission coefficient and is
IC
Active Region
Saturation Region
IE
Cutoff
IE = 0
VCB
Common-Base
VCE
IC IE
Circuit Diagram: NPN Transistor C E
VCB VBE
The Table Below lists assumptions
IB
that can be made for the attributes of
the common-base biased circuit in the
different regions of operation. Given
_
+
+
_
for a Silicon NPN transistor. B
VCB VBE
Region of IC VCE VBE VCB C-B E-B
Operation Bias Bias
+ Active
VCC _ IB
Region
IB
Region of Description
Operation
IE IC
E C
α RIC α RIE
IF IR
IB
B
Eber-Moll BJT Model
α R = Common-base current gain (in forward active mode)
α F = Common-base current gain (in inverse active mode)
IES = Reverse-Saturation Current of B-E Junction
ICS = Reverse-Saturation Current of B-C Junction
I C = α FI F – I R IB = I E - IC
IE = I F - α RIR
If IES & ICS are not given, they can be determined using various
Small Signal BJT Equivalent Circuit
The small-signal model can be used when the BJT is in the active region. The
small-signal active-region model for a CB circuit is shown below:
iB iC
B C
rπ iB
rπ = ( + 1) * η VT iE
IE
@ η = 1 and T = 25°C E
rπ = ( + 1) * 0.026 Recall:
IE = I C / IB
The Early Effect (Early Voltage)
IC
Note: Common-Emitter
Configuration
IB
-VA VCE
Green = Ideal IC
Orange = Actual IC (IC’)
IC’ = IC VCE + 1
VA
Early Effect Example
Given: The common-emitter circuit below with IB = 25µ A,
VCC = 15V, = 100 and VA = 80.
Find: a) The ideal collector current
b) The actual collector current
Circuit Diagram
VCE
IC = 100 = IC/IB
a)
+
VCC _ IB IC = 100 * IB = 100 * (25x10-6 A)
IC = 2.5 mA