
+
–
v
o
v
i
C
C
= 10
m
F
R
S
= 1 kΩ
R
B
= 1 MΩ
R
C
= 5.1 kΩ
C
L
= 10 pF
R
L
=
500 kΩ
V
+
= 12 V
Figure P7.40
548 Part 1 Semiconductor Devices and Basic Applications
D7.36 Consider the circuit in Figure P7.35. The bias voltages are
V
+
= 3
V and
V
−
=−3
V. The transistor parameters are
β = 90
,
V
EB
(on) = 0.7
V and
V
A
=∞
. (a) Design the circuit such that
I
CQ
= 0.15
mA and
V
ECQ
= 2.2
V.
(b) Determine the midband voltage gain. (c) For
C
E
= 3 μ
F, determine the
corner frequencies.
7.37 Consider the common-base circuit in Figure 7.33 in the text. The transistor
parameters are
β = 90
,
V
EB
(on) = 0.7
V, and
V
A
=∞
. A load capacitance
of
C
L
= 3
pF is connected in parallel with
R
L
. (a) Determine the midband
voltage gain. (b) Determine the upper 3 dB frequency.
D7.38 Consider the circuit shown in Figure 7.25(a). The bias voltages are changed
to
V
+
= 3
V and
V
−
=−3
V. The load resistor is
R
L
= 20
k
. The tran-
sistor parameters are
K
p
= 0.1
mA/V
2
,
V
TP
=−0.6
V, and
λ = 0
. (a) De-
sign the circuit such that
I
DQ
= 0.2
mA and
V
SDQ
= 1.9
V. (b) Determine
the value of
C
L
that produces a corner frequency of
f
H
= 4
MHz.
7.39 For the circuit in Figure P7.39, the transistor parameters are:
K
n
=
0.5 mA/V
2
,
V
TN
= 2
V, and
λ = 0
. Determine the maximum value of
C
L
such that the bandwidth is at least
BW = 5
MHz. State any approximations
or assumptions that you make. What is the magnitude of the small-signal
midband voltage gain? Verify the results with a computer simulation.
V
o
v
i
C
C1
=
10
m
F
C
C2
=
10
m
F
C
L
V
DD
= 10 V
R
L
=
4 kΩ
R
i
= 2 kΩ
R
1
= 234 kΩ
R
2
=
166 kΩ
R
S
=
0.5 kΩ
+
–
Figure P7.39
7.40 The parameters of the transistor in the circuit in Figure P7.40 are
β = 100
,
V
BE
(on) = 0.7
V, and
V
A
=∞
. Neglect the capacitance effects of the
transistor. (a) Draw the three equivalent circuits that represent the amplifier
in the low-frequency range, midband range, and the high frequency range.
(b) Sketch the Bode magnitude plot. (c) Determine the values of
|
A
m
|
dB
,
f
L
,
and
f
H
.
7.41 In the common-source amplifier in Figure 7.25(a) in the text, a source bypass
capacitor is to be added between the source terminal and ground potential.
The circuit parameters are
R
S
= 3.2k
,
R
D
= 10 k
,
R
L
= 20 k
, and
C
L
= 10
pF. The transistor parameters are
V
TP
=−2
V,
K
P
= 0.25 mA/V
2
,
and
λ = 0
. (a) Derive the small-signal voltage gain expression, as a function
of
s
, that describes the circuit behavior in the high-frequency range.
(b) What is the expression for the time constant associated with the upper
3 dB frequency? (c) Determine the time constant, upper 3 dB frequency,
and small-signal midband voltage gain.
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