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Michael H. Perrott (C) 2002: Open Circuit Time Constant Calculations 6.301 - Spring 2002

The document discusses calculating time constants and resistances for transistors. It provides formulas to calculate: 1) Thevenin resistance from base to emitter (Rthbe) and collector to base (Rthcb) for a bipolar junction transistor. 2) Thevenin resistance from gate to source (Rthgs) and gate to drain (Rthgd) for a MOSFET transistor. 3) The formulas involve various transistor parameters like transconductance (gm), output resistance (ro), bias resistances (Rb, Rc, Rg, Rd), and parasitic resistances (rπ).

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Michael H. Perrott (C) 2002: Open Circuit Time Constant Calculations 6.301 - Spring 2002

The document discusses calculating time constants and resistances for transistors. It provides formulas to calculate: 1) Thevenin resistance from base to emitter (Rthbe) and collector to base (Rthcb) for a bipolar junction transistor. 2) Thevenin resistance from gate to source (Rthgs) and gate to drain (Rthgd) for a MOSFET transistor. 3) The formulas involve various transistor parameters like transconductance (gm), output resistance (ro), bias resistances (Rb, Rc, Rg, Rd), and parasitic resistances (rπ).

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Open Circuit Time Constant Calculations

6.301 — Spring 2002


Michael H. Perrott (c) 2002

Rthcb
RC

RB

IC RC Cμ
Rthcb vπ rπ g m vπ ro
Rthbe Cπ
RB

Rthbe

RE RE

Cπ : Thevenin resistance from base to emitter:


RE + RB
Rth be = rπ ||
1 + gm RE /(1 + RC /ro )

Cμ : Thevenin resistance from collector to base:


 
βo
Rth cb = (Rth b ||RB ) + 1 + RC
1 + Rth b /RB

where:
Rth b = rπ + (βo + 1)RE
Rthgd
ID RD RD
Rthgd RG
RG
Cgd
Rthgs vgs Cgs gmvgs -gmbvs ro
Rthgs

RS

vs RS

Cgs : Thevenin resistance from gate to source:

RS (1 + RD /ro ) + RG (1 + (gmb + 1/ro )RS + RD /ro )


Rth gs =
1 + (gm + gmb )RS + (RS + RD )/ro

Cgd : Thevenin resistance from gate to drain:

RD
Rth gd = (RD + RG )(1 − α/ro ) + αgm RG , where α = ro ||
1 + (gm + gmb )RS

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