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    Tutorial Sheet FET Amplifier

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    1. The document discusses various FET amplifier configurations and their characteristics, including: 2. Common source, common drain, and common gate amplifiers, detailing their voltage gains, input resistances, and output resistances. 3. Deriving the transconductance of a JFET and how parameters change when two identical FETs are connected in parallel. 4. Solving example circuits to determine voltage gains, input and output resistances using Miller's theorem and relationships between FET parameters like transconductance and output resistance.

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    1. The document discusses various FET amplifier configurations and their characteristics, including: 2. Common source, common drain, and common gate amplifiers, detailing their voltage gains, input resistances, and output resistances. 3. Deriving the transconductance of a JFET and how parameters change when two identical FETs are connected in parallel. 4. Solving example circuits to determine voltage gains, input and output resistances using Miller's theorem and relationships between FET parameters like transconductance and output resistance.

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    1. The document discusses various FET amplifier configurations and their characteristics, including: 2. Common source, common drain, and common gate amplifiers, detailing their voltage gains, input resistances, and output resistances. 3. Deriving the transconductance of a JFET and how parameters change when two identical FETs are connected in parallel. 4. Solving example circuits to determine voltage gains, input and output resistances using Miller's theorem and relationships between FET parameters like transconductance and output resistance.

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    1. The document discusses various FET amplifier configurations and their characteristics, including: 2. Common source, common drain, and common gate amplifiers, detailing their voltage gains, input resistances, and output resistances. 3. Deriving the transconductance of a JFET and how parameters change when two identical FETs are connected in parallel. 4. Solving example circuits to determine voltage gains, input and output resistances using Miller's theorem and relationships between FET parameters like transconductance and output resistance.

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    Tutorial Sheet Part-3 (FET amplifier)

    1. Show that for a common source (CS) amplifier, the voltage gain
    RD

    Av

    rd

    RD

    , input resistance R i

    RG

    and output resistance R O

    rd

    2. Show that for a common source amplifier with a resistance R s connected


    between
    source
    terminal
    and
    ground,
    the
    voltage
    gain
    RD

    RG

    and output resistance

    3. Show that for a common drain amplifier (CD),

    the voltage gain

    Av
    RO

    Av
    RO

    rd
    rd

    RD
    (1

    R S (1

    , the input resistance R i

    )RS

    RS
    rd

    R S (1

    , the input resistance R i

    and the output resistance

    RG

    rd
    1

    4. Show that for a common gate amplifier with signal source resistance R sig , the
    voltage

    gain

    (1

    Av
    rd

    Ri

    Rs

    rd

    rd

    RD RS

    RD

    (1

    RD

    )RS

    (1

    )RD
    )

    RS

    R sig

    Rs

    R sig

    the

    and the output resistance R O

    input

    resistance

    rd

    5. An n-channel JFET utilizes a self biased circuit. The pinch-off voltage


    Vp
    2 . 0V
    and I DSS 1 . 65 mA . It is desired to bias the circuit at
    ID

    0 . 8 mA , using V DD

    24 V . Assume rd

    RD

    . Find (a) V GS , (b) g m , (c) R S

    and (d) R D such that the voltage gain is at least 10, with R S bypassed with a
    very large capacitance C s as shown in Fig. 1. Ans. (a) -0.62V, (b) 1.14mA/V,
    (c) 770 , (d) 8.76 k.

    Fig. 1
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    6. Show that the trans-conductance


    current I DS by
    2

    gm

    gm

    of a JFET is related to the drain

    I DSS I DS

    Vp

    7. Starting with the definition of g m and rd , show that if two identical FETs are
    connected in parallel, g m is doubled and rd is halved and
    remains
    unchanged.

    8. Find the voltage amplification A v

    VO

    for the circuit shown in Fig. 2. Use

    VS

    Millers theorem to consider the effect of R f .


    and rd

    5K

    The FET parameters are

    30

    Ans. -18.7

    Fig. 2
    9. For the circuit shown in Fig. 3, find the expression of (a) the voltage gain
    AV

    VO
    VS

    , (b) the input resistance, (c) the output resistance

    Ans. (a) A v
    (c) R o

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    rd

    rd
    (1

    (1

    )RD

    RD

    (1

    )RS

    , (b) R i

    Rs

    rd
    (1

    RD
    )

    )RS

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    Fig.3
    10. For a FET amplifier configuration as shown in Fig. 4, find the voltage gains
    (a) A v 1
    Ans. (a) A v 1

    V o1
    Vs

    , (b) A v 2

    Vo2
    Vs

    RD
    rd

    RD

    (1

    )RS

    , (b) A v 2

    RS
    rd

    RD

    (1

    )Rs

    Fig. 4
    11. In the circuit shown in Fig.5, V 2 0 , R D rd 10 k , R S 1k and
    19 .
    If the output is taken from D2 terminal to ground, find (a) the voltage gain ,
    (b) the output resistance. [ Hints. Use derivation of the problem 10]
    Ans. (a) 3.17, (b) 6.67 k
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    Fig. 5
    12. The CS amplifier shown in Fig. 6 has the following parameters: R D 12 k ,
    R G 1M , R S
    470 , V DD
    3 mA ,
    30 V , C s is arbitrarily large, I DSS
    Vp
    2 . 4V , and rd
    R D . Determine (a) the gate to source bias voltage V GS ,
    (b) the drain current I D , (c) the quiescent voltage V DS , (d) the small signal
    voltage gain AV
    Ans: (a) -0.7V, (b) 1.5mA, (c) 11.25V, (d) -21.2 [ Hint : See prob.5 ]

    Fig. 6

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    13. The amplifier shown in Fig. 7 uses an n-channel FET having I DSS
    Vp
    1V . If the quiescent drain-to-ground voltage is 10V, find R 1 .

    1mA

    Ans. 2kohms

    Fig. 7

    14. The FET shown in Fig. 8 has the following parameters : I DSS 5 . 6 mA ,
    Vp
    4V . (a) Find v O when v i =0 , (b) Find v O when v i =10V, (c) Find v i
    when v 0 =0V. { Note v i and v o are dc voltages ( not small signal voltages ) }
    Ans: (a) 2V, (b) 11.4V, (c) -2.15V

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    Fig. 8

    15. If h ie
    that

    RD

    , h ie

    (a) A v1

    rd

    1,

    g m h fe R S

    v o1
    vi

    , h fe

    g m h fe R S

    and
    (b) A v 2

    1 for the circuit in Fig. 9, show


    vo2
    vi

    g m h fe ( R S
    1

    Rc )

    . Use the

    g m h fe R S

    approximate model for the BJT.

    Fig. 9

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