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Multistage, CC,

and CB Amplifiers

Chapter 9
Topics Covered in Chapter 9
• Multistage Amplifier
• Two-Stage Feedback
• CC Amplifier
• Cascading CE and CE Amplifiers
• CB Amplifier
• Darlington Connection
• Voltage Regulation

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Multistage Amplifiers
• When two or more amplifier stages can be
connected together, they are referred to
as “cascaded.”
• When two CE amplifiers are cascaded,
the output is in-phase with the input.
• The overall voltage gain of a multistage
amplifier is the product of the stages.
Multistage Amplifiers

vin = 1Vp vout = 100Vp

v out 100VP
AV    100
v in 1VP
A V  AV 1 x AV 2  10 x 10  100
Multistage Amplifiers
Multistage Amplifiers
Multistage Amplifiers
• zout of stage 1 includes the zin of stage 2.

• zout(stage 1) =R3 || R5 || R6 || βr’e


Two-Stage Feedback
rf
AV   1
re
rf
1
re
rf
AV 
re
Common Collector Amplifier
• Sometimes called an emitter follower.
• The collector is at ac ground.
• The voltage gain is less than 1 (stable).
• The output signal is in-phase with the
input.
• High zin
• Low distortion
Common Collector Amplifier
Common Collector Amplifier
Cascading CE and CC Amplifiers
• Direct Coupled
• “Buffer” between a high
zout and a small RL.
• Load appears as β x RL.
Common Base Amplifier
• The base is at ac ground.
• The input drives the emitter and the output is
taken from the collector.
• No current gain but it has a high voltage gain.
• Low zin
• High zout
• Typically used in high frequency applications.
Common Base Amplifier
Ideal Transistor Approximations
CE CC CB
Av rC/r’e 1 rC/r’e
Ai β β 1
zin(base) βr’e β(r’e+re) r’e
zout rC r’e rC
Darlington Pair
• A Darlington pair refers to two transistors
connected with the emitter of the first
transistor connected directly to the base
of the second transistor.
• The overall gain is equal to the product
of the individual current gains.
Darlington Pair
The two transistors are
typically packaged
together.

  1x  2
Darlington Pair
• Typically used in low frequency applications
where high current and high input impedance
are required.
– Power Supplies
– Audio Amplifiers
– Light Sensors (photo-darlington)
– Used with TTL logic to drive high current loads
(LEDs , solenoids…).
Zener Follower Voltage Regulation

• Zener Follower
– A zener diode is used in an emitter follower
circuit.
– Provides a large load current while keeping
the output voltage stable.
– The zener current is much smaller than the
load current.
Zener Follower Voltage Regulation

Vout VZ VBE


Iout   IB
RZ
zout  r 
'
e

Two-Transistor Voltage Regulator
• Consists of two transistors and a zener
diode.
• The output voltage is regulated through
the use of amplified feedback voltage.
Two-Transistor Voltage Regulator
R3  R4
Vout   VZ VBE 
R4
Voltage Regulation
• A circuit within the voltage regulator
compares the actual output voltage to an
internal fixed reference voltage.
• The difference is amplified and is used to
adjust the output so as to reduce the
voltage error (negative feedback).
• Can be “fixed” or adjustable.
Voltage Regulation
• An example of a “Fixed” voltage regulator.

7 to 25 V input voltage = 5 Vout, 1 A


Voltage Regulation
• An example of an “Adjustable” voltage
regulator.

4.2 to 40V input = 1.2 to 37 Vout, 15 A

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