U-2 Electronics
U-2 Electronics
(KEC-101T/201T)
Unit-II
Bipolar Junction Transistor and Field
Effect Transistor
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Unit - II Bipolar Junction Transistor and Field Effect Transistor
SYLLABUS
Bipolar Junction Transistor: Transistor Construction,
Operation, Amplification action. Common Base, Common
Emitter, Common Collector Configuration.
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Name of Topics (Unit-II)
Bipolar Junction Transistor:
Transistor Construction, Operation, Amplification action.
Common Base, Common Emitter, Common Collector
Configuration.
Field Effect Transistor:
Construction and Characteristic of JFETs. Transfer
Characteristic.
MOSFET (MOS) (Depletion and Enhancement) Type, Transfer
Characteristic.
KEC- 101
Transistor
• Transistor is a device which transfers applied signal from one
type of resister to other type, For example signal can be
transferred from low resistor to high or from high resistor to
low resistor.
• “Transistor” (Transfer +resistor).
• Transistor is called bipolar device because its operation
depends on the interaction of majority and minority carrier
both.
Classification of Transistor
p-n-p
• Emitter: It is the highest doping region in the transistor. It supplies
(emits) carrier to the base. It supplies electron to the base in n-p-n
and holes in p-n-p.
• Base: The middle part of transistor is called base. It is very thin and
lightly doped . So most of the carrier coming from emitter passes to
collector.
• Collector: Collector collect the carriers which are coming from
base. Doping of collector is heavier than base but less than
emitter.
Area profile: C > E > B
Doping profile: E > C > B
Mode or Working Regions of Transistor
• Transistor operates in three modes:
i) Active region:
• In active region emitter-base junction (JE) is forward biased and collector -base
junction (JC) is reverse biased. In this region transistor works as an amplifier.
ii) Saturation region:
• In this region emitter-base junction (JE) and collector -base junction (JC) are
forward biased. In this region transistor works as a closed switch.
• So, Here, IeE is current due to electrons of emitter region and IhB is
current due to holes in base region.
Operation of Transistor in Active Region
• In base region there is recombination between electrons and holes due
to which base current is obtained. As number of holes in base is very
small, base current is very small.
• JCB is reverse biased by VCC. So collector current is due to flow of minority
charge carriers from both sides of the junction. In base minority carriers
are electrons left after recombination and in collector minority carriers
are holes. So,
• Directions of all terminal currents are shown in figure and it is clear that,
Operation of Transistor in Active Region
• Directions of all terminal currents are shown in figure and it is clear that,
Transistor Configuration or Connection
• Transistor has three terminals emitter, base and collector. But we require four
terminals to connect the transistor in a circuit as an amplifier. Two for input and
two for output.
IC
α=
IE
IC(Majሻ
but α =
IE
IC(Majሻ = αIE … … … … … … 2
Using 1 and 2
𝐈𝐂 = 𝛂𝐈𝐄 + 𝐈𝐂𝐁𝐎
Common Emitter Configuration (CE)
In this configuration input is applied between base and emitter while output is
taken out from collector and emitter. So, emitter of transistor is common to both
input and output.
i) DC Current gain:
• It is the ratio of output current (IC) to the input current (IB).
IC
β=
IB
IE
γ=
IB
• Active Region: For given α and IE, IC is dependent only on I0 which is slightly
• Cut-Off Region: When both the junctions are reverse biased, a very small
collector current is obtained which is close to horizontal axis.
Output V/I Characteristics of CB Configuration
Input V/I Characteristics of CE Configuration
•It is graph between input current (IB) and input voltage (VBE) at constant output
•By keeping constant VCE, when forward bias at emitter base junction is increased then
Saturation region: When the transistor is switched from active to saturation region, a
large change in collector current for very small change in collector voltage is obtained
in negative direction.
Cut-Off Region: When both the junctions are reverse biased, a very small collector
current is obtained which is close to horizontal axis.
Output V/I Characteristics of CE Configuration
Output V/I Characteristics of CE Configuration
Relation between α and β
IC IC 1 1
α= 𝑎𝑛𝑑 β = = +1
IE IB 𝛼 𝛽
𝐼𝐸 = 𝐼𝐵 + 𝐼𝐶
1 1+β
=
Dividing both sides by IC 𝛼 β
𝐼𝐸 𝐼𝐵 + 𝐼𝐶 α + αβ = β
=
𝐼𝐶 𝐼𝐶
β 1−α = α
𝐼𝐸 𝐼𝐵 𝜶
= +1 𝜷=
𝐼𝐶 𝐼𝐶 1−𝜶
Comparison of Transistor Configuration or Connections
FET: Field Effect Transistor
JFET: Junction Field Effect Transistor
1 It is bipolar device i.e. operation It is unipolar device i.e. operation depends only
depends on majority and minority on majority carrier.
carrier both.
2 Current controlled device i.e. Voltage controlled device i.e. output is
output is controlled by current. controlled by voltage.
3 Input resistance is very low. Input resistance is very high.
4 Temperature dependent due to Temperature independent due to absence of
minority carriers. minority carriers.
5 Power consumption is high. Power consumption is low.
6 More noisy Less noisy
7 Cost is low. Cost is high
N- Channel JFET( Junction Field Effect Transistor)
Construction:
• A n-channel JFET have n type base.
• On both side of base two heavily
doped p regions are formed.
• So two p-n junction is formed
which are internally connected by a
gate terminal. Other two terminal
are drain and source.
• In JFET structure, the channel is uniformly doped and it
can be modeled as series combination of equal
resistances.
• If current is flowing from drain to source, the voltage at
upper part of the channel is higher than the lower part.
• So if we apply VDs > 0 and VGS 0, both pn junctions are
reverse biased and very high input impedance is
achieved.
• This reverse bias voltage is not uniform and decreases as
we move downwards.
• So, a non uniform depletion region is formed at junctions
which is wider in upper part than the lower part of the
channel.
Working of n Channel JFET
Its working is divided in two parts:
(1) When VDS>0 and VGS=0
(2) When VDS>0 and VGS<0
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𝐕𝐆𝐒
𝐈𝐃 = 𝐈𝐃𝐒𝐒 1−
𝐕𝐏
• Let IDSS = 8 mA, VP = -4 V
a) VGS = 0V c) VGS = -2V
𝟐 𝟐
𝑽𝑮𝑺 −𝟐
𝑰𝑫 = 𝑰𝑫𝑺𝑺 𝟏− 𝑰𝑫 = 𝟖 𝟏 − = 𝟐 𝒎𝑨
𝑽𝑷 −𝟒
𝟐 d) VGS = -3V
𝟎
𝑰𝑫 = 𝟖 𝟏 − = 𝟖 𝒎𝑨 𝟐
−𝟒 −𝟑
𝑰𝑫 = 𝟖 𝟏 − = 𝟎. 𝟓 𝒎𝑨
−𝟒
b) VGS = -1V
𝟐 e)VGS = -4V
−𝟏
𝑰𝑫 = 𝟖 𝟏 − = 𝟒. 𝟓 𝒎𝑨 𝟐
−𝟒 −𝟒
𝑰𝑫 = 𝟖 𝟏 − = 𝟎 𝒎𝑨
−𝟒
P- Channel JFET( Junction Field Effect Transistor)
Construction:
• A p-channel JFET have p type
base.
• On both side of base two heavily
doped n region are formed.
• So, two p-n junctions are formed
which are internally connected by
a gate terminal. Other two terminal
are drain and source.
JFET as a Voltage Variable Resistance (VVR) or Voltage
Controlled Resistance
• JFET works as a variable resistance in ohmic
region. The resistance of JFET is given by: 𝒓 = 𝐫𝐎
𝐝 𝟐
𝐕𝐆𝐒
Where: 𝟏 −
𝐕𝐏
ro = 10 KΏ (Resistance at VGS = 0)
i) At VGS = 0
𝟏𝟎
𝐫𝐝 = 𝟐
= 𝟏𝟎𝐊Ώ
𝟎
𝟏−
−𝟒
ii) At VGS = -2
𝟏𝟎
𝐫𝐝 = 𝟐
= 𝟏𝟑. 𝟑𝟑𝐊Ώ
−𝟐
𝟏−
−𝟒
Characteristics.
It has two types of characteristics.
i) Drain or output characteristics: It is the curve between drain current (ID) and drain to source
voltage (VDS), while gate to source voltage (VGS) should be constant.
ii) Transfer characteristics:
It is the curve between drain current (ID) and gate to source voltage (VGS), while drain to source
voltage (VDS) should be constant.
Drain or Output Characteristics
Output Characteristics
(Drain Characteristics)
• It is graph between output current ID and output voltage VDS at constant
VGS. It can be explained from working of the structure discussed above.
• For smaller values of VDS, IDVD. So this region of the graph is called ohmic
or linear region.
• In ohmic region the slope of the graph is dependent on VGS. So MOSFET
can be used as voltage controlled resistance.
• After pinch off condition the drain current become constant and this
region of the graph is called saturation region.
Transfer Characteristics
• It is graph between output current ID and input voltage VGS.
• The relation between ID and VGS can be given as:
Pinch-off voltage.
• When VDS is increased more and holes move from source
to drain. So current increases and depletion layer also
increases. So, channel becomes narrower. If VDS is
further increased a condition comes when depletion
region touches each other. This condition is called pinch-
off condition. The value of VDS which established this
condition is called pinch-off voltage (VP). After pinch-off
current becomes constant.
JFET as a voltage variable resistance (VVR) or voltage controlled resistance
JFET works as a variable resistance in ii) At VGS = -2
ohmic region. The resistance of JFET is 𝟏𝟎
𝐫𝐝 = 𝟐
= 𝟏𝟑. 𝟑𝟑𝐊Ώ
given by: 𝟏−
−𝟐
−𝟒
𝐫𝐎
𝐫𝐝 = 𝟐 So JFET works as variable resistance or voltage-
𝐕𝐆𝐒
𝟏− 𝐕 controlled resistance.
𝐏
Where:
ro = 10 KΏ (Resistance at VGS = 0)
i) At VGS = 0
𝟏𝟎
𝐫𝐝 = 𝟐
= 𝟏𝟎𝐊Ώ
𝟎
𝟏−
−𝟒
Transconductance (gm) and Its Expression
• Transconductance (gm): It is defined the ratio
𝒅𝑰𝑫
of change in drain current (ΔID) and change 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒈𝒎 =
𝒅𝑽𝑮𝑺
in gate to source voltage (ΔVGS) at constant
drain to source voltage (VDS). 2𝑰𝑫𝑺𝑺 𝑽𝑮𝑺
• Unit of gm is Siemen. 𝑺0 𝒈𝒎 = − 1− … … … .2
𝑽𝑷 𝑽𝑷
𝜟𝑰𝑫
𝒈𝒎 = | 𝑽𝑫𝑺 = 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕
𝜟𝑽𝑮𝑺
𝒅𝑰𝑫 𝑽𝑮𝑺 𝑰𝑫
𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 1 1− = …..3
= 𝑽𝑷 𝑰𝑫𝑺𝑺
𝒅𝑽𝑮𝑺
Expression for transconductance (gm):
From Shockley equation 2𝑰𝑫𝑺𝑺 𝑰𝑫
𝑼𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 2 𝒂𝒏𝒅 3 𝒈𝒎 = −
𝑽𝑮𝑺 𝟐 𝑽𝑷 𝑰𝑫𝑺𝑺
𝑰𝑫 = 𝑰𝑫𝑺𝑺 𝟏 − -----------1
𝑽𝑷
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