University of KwaZulu-Natal Analogue Electronics 2 ENEL3AE Exercises: Freq. Resp.

H Jay Page 1 Jul 2011

Exercises: Chap. 1: Frequency Response

Exercise 2: (page 8)
The amplifier circuit shown is biased to operate at I
D
= 1 mA and
g
m
= 1 mA/V.

Neglecting r
o
find the midband voltage gain A
M
= v
o
/ v
i
.
Find the value of C
S
that places the corresponding pole at 10 Hz.
What is the frequency of the transfer-function zero introduced by C
S
?
Give an expression for the gain function V
o
(s)/V
i
(s).
What is the voltage gain of the amplifier at dc?






Exercise 3: (page 10)
For the CE amplifier circuit shown, the given BJT data
is: V 100 V ; 50 r ; 120 ; mA 33 , 0 I
A x E
= = = = .
Find the midband voltage gain A
M
= v
o
/ v
s
, the low
3 dB corner frequency f
L
and the frequency of the
zero due to C
E
.
Redesign the values of the capacitors to make
f
L
100 Hz using the design approach suggested.


Exercise 4: (page 19)
For the CE amplifier circuit shown assume the BJT has
f
T
= 700 MHz and C
ob
= 1 pF, other data as in Ex 3.
Find the high 3 dB corner frequency f
H
using Millers
theorem and the method of OCTC.


Exercise 5: (page 21)
For the CB amplifier circuit shown, the following
BJT data is given:
pF 1 C ; MHz 700 f
; 120 ; mA 33 , 0 I
ob T
E
= =
= =


Find the input resistance R
in
seen by the source
and the midband voltage gain A
M
= v
o
/ v
s
.

Estimate the location of the two poles and the
upper 3 dB corner frequency f
H
.




Exercise 6: (page 23)
Refer to the emitter-follower circuit on page 22. Take R
S
= R
L
= 1 k.
The BJT is biased at I
C
= 1 mA, and has = 100, r
x
= 100 , C

= 0,1 pF, f
T
= 2 GHz and V
A
= 20 V.

Determine the midband voltage gain A
M
= v
o
/ v
sig
and the frequency of the dominant high-frequency pole.

+ V
DD
R
S
R
D
v
o
v
i
C
S
10 k
6 k
V
SS
R
1
+5V
R
E
R
L
R
2
R
C
C
1
R
s
v
o
v
s
C
2
C
E
75
33k
22k
4.7k
3.9k
5.6k
1F
1F
10F
R
in
R
1
+5V
R
E
R
L
R
2
R
C
C
1
R
s
v
o
v
s
C
2
C
E
5k
33k
22k
4.7k
3.9k
5.6k
1F
1F
10F
University of KwaZulu-Natal Analogue Electronics 2 ENEL3AE Exercises: Freq. Resp.
H Jay Page 2 Jul 2011
Exercises: Chap. 1: Frequency Response

Numeric Answers

Exercise 2: (page 8)

V / V 43 , 1 ) dc ( A ;
10 2 s
43 , 1 2 s
10
) s ( v
) s ( v
Hz 43 , 1 f ; F 6 , 18 C ; V / V 10 A
i
o
z s M
=
+
+
=
= = =



Exercise 3: (page 10)

F 56 , 1 C ; F 53 , 1 C ; F 4 , 19 C
Hz 1 , 4 f ; Hz 186 f ; V / V 3 , 17 v v A
2 1 E
z L s o M
= = =
= = = =



Exercise 4: (page 19)

MHz 63 , 1 f
H



Exercise 5: (page 21)

MHz 4 , 62 f f ; MHz 4 , 62 f ; GHz 14 , 2 f
V / V 7 , 16 v v A ; 6 , 73 R
P2 H 2 P P1
s o M in
= =
= = =



Exercise 6: (page 23)

MHz 820 f f ; V / V 964 , 0 v v A
P1 H sig o M
= =