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    This document discusses common base and common collector BJT amplifier configurations. Common base amplifiers have the base terminal grounded, with signal input at the emitter and output at the collector. They have a current gain near -1 and a voltage gain equal to the transistor's beta. Common collector amplifiers have input between base and collector, and output between emitter and collector. They act as a buffer with a voltage gain near 1 and current gain near -1, connecting high impedance sources to low impedance loads.

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    This document discusses common base and common collector BJT amplifier configurations. Common base amplifiers have the base terminal grounded, with signal input at the emitter and output at the collector. They have a current gain near -1 and a voltage gain equal to the transistor's beta. Common collector amplifiers have input between base and collector, and output between emitter and collector. They act as a buffer with a voltage gain near 1 and current gain near -1, connecting high impedance sources to low impedance loads.

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    This document discusses common base and common collector BJT amplifier configurations. Common base amplifiers have the base terminal grounded, with signal input at the emitter and output at the collector. They have a current gain near -1 and a voltage gain equal to the transistor's beta. Common collector amplifiers have input between base and collector, and output between emitter and collector. They act as a buffer with a voltage gain near 1 and current gain near -1, connecting high impedance sources to low impedance loads.

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    Common Base and Common

    Collector Amplifiers

    Reminder: BJT Small Signal


    Model
    B

    ic

    ib
    r

    ie

    Definition of input and output


    voltage and current directions
    iin
    vin

    iout
    Amplifier

    vout

    Common Base Amplifiers


    Uses the same stabilised bias scheme as CE
    configuration.

    Common Base Amplifiers


    Uses the same stabilised bias scheme as CE
    configuration.
    The base is grounded for a.c. signals using a
    large capacitor.
    Signal input at the emitter (between the
    emitter and the common base)
    Signal output at the collector (between the
    collector and the common base)

    Common Base Amplifiers


    +VCC

    R1

    R2

    RC

    CB R
    E

    RL
    vin
    GND

    vout

    Common Base Amplifiers


    We will ignore the a.c. coupled load R L
    +VCC

    R1

    R2

    RC

    CB R
    E

    vout
    vin
    GND

    CB Amplifier,
    a.c.
    equivalent.
    i
    in

    ie

    ic= iout

    ib
    vin

    RE

    ib
    B

    RC

    vout

    Common Base Amplifier


    iout ic
    Current gain

    1
    iin - ie

    Common Base Amplifier

    vout - ic RC
    i
    c
    vin - r ib - r
    vout Rc
    Voltage gain

    vin
    r

    Common Base Amplifier


    Input impedance to transistor

    vin - ib r
    r

    - ie
    - ie
    (1 )

    Common
    Base
    Amplifier
    i
    in

    ie

    ic= iout

    ib
    vin

    RE vin

    ib
    B

    RC

    vout

    Common Base Amplifier


    Input impedance to stage (whole amplifier)

    r
    RE //
    (1 )

    Common
    Base
    Amplifier
    i
    in

    ie

    ic= iout

    ib
    vin

    RE

    ib
    B

    RC

    vout

    Common Collector Amplifier


    Signal input between base and common
    collector.
    Signal output between emitter and common
    collector.

    Common Collector Amplifier


    VCC
    R1

    vin

    R2

    RE

    vout

    CC Amplifier, a.c. equivalent


    circuit
    B ib

    io

    ie

    r
    RS

    vin

    RB = R1//R2

    vs
    C

    ib

    vout RE

    Common Collector Amplifier

    ie ib ic (1 )ib

    vin ib r ieRE ib [r (1 )RE]

    Common Collector Amplifier


    Transistor input impedance =

    v
    in
    Rib
    [r (1 )RE]
    ib

    Common Collector Amplifier

    vout ie RE ib (1 )RE

    vin ib [r (1 )RE]
    vout
    (1 ) ib RE
    Voltage gain

    vin ib [r (1 ) RE]

    Common Collector Amplifier


    (1 ) RE
    Voltage gain
    1
    [r (1 ) RE]
    iout ie
    Current gain

    (1 )
    iin
    ib

    Common Collector Amplifier


    To find the output impedance we note that:

    vout - ib RS // RB - ib r
    Hence

    vout (RS // RB r)
    Rout

    low
    ie
    (1 )

    Common Collector Amplifier


    The voltage gain is slightly less than unity.
    The CC circuit is sometimes known as an
    emitter follower since the output voltage at
    the emitter follows the input voltage at the
    base.

    Common Collector Amplifier


    The prime function of this circuit is to
    connect a high resistance source to a low
    resistance load (a buffer amplifier).
    Since voltage gain is approximately one this
    is achievable as the current gain is high.

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