Laboratory Manual - King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Laboratory Manual - King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Laboratory Manual - King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
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KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS<br />
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING<br />
Electronic Circuits II – EE303<br />
Experiment # 2<br />
Frequency response <strong>of</strong> multistage transistor amplifiers<br />
OBJECTIVE<br />
1. To measure the frequency response <strong>of</strong> common emitter (CE) amplifier.<br />
2. To study the effect <strong>of</strong> the load resistance R L on the frequency response <strong>of</strong> the<br />
CE amplifier.<br />
3. To explore some advantages <strong>of</strong> using multistage amplifier Common Emitter-<br />
Common-Collector amplifier.<br />
BACKGROUND<br />
A typical common emitter (CE) amplifier is shown in Figure 1.<br />
5V<br />
+<br />
-<br />
Vcc<br />
R B1<br />
30k<br />
R C1<br />
4.3k<br />
C 2<br />
C 1<br />
Q1<br />
1<br />
V out<br />
R Sig<br />
1k<br />
1<br />
R L<br />
100k<br />
Vsig<br />
R B2 10k<br />
R E1 1.3k<br />
C E<br />
47<br />
Figure 1: Common Emitter amplifier<br />
As you have studied in your lectures, it can be shown using small signal ac analysis that:<br />
1. The midb<strong>and</strong> frequency A M gain is given by:<br />
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vbe<br />
vo<br />
Rin<br />
'<br />
A<br />
M<br />
g<br />
mRL<br />
(1)<br />
v v v R R<br />
sig<br />
sig<br />
be<br />
sig<br />
in<br />
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