Microelectronics: Circuit Analysis and Design
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780073380643
Author: Donald A. Neamen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.11P
Two pnp transistors, fabricated with the same technology, have different junction areas. Both transistors are biased with an emitter-base voltage of
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Microelectronics: Circuit Analysis and Design
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For each...Ch. 5 - (a) The circuit and transistor parameters for the...Ch. 5 - In the circuits shown in Figure P5.23, the values...Ch. 5 - (a) For the circuit in Figure P5.24, determine VB...Ch. 5 - (a) The bias voltages in the circuit shown in...Ch. 5 - The transistor shown in Figure P5.26 has =120 ....Ch. 5 - The transistor in the circuit shown in Figure...Ch. 5 - In the circuit in Figure P5.27, the constant...Ch. 5 - For the circuit shown in Figure P5.29, if =200 for...Ch. 5 - The circuit shown in Figure P5.30 is to be...Ch. 5 - (a) The bias voltage in the circuit in Figure P5.3...Ch. 5 - The current gain of the transistor in the circuit...Ch. 5 - (a) The current gain of the transistor in Figure...Ch. 5 - (a) The transistor shown in Figure P5.34 has =100...Ch. 5 - Assume =120 for the transistor in the circuit...Ch. 5 - For the circuit shown in Figure P5.27, calculate...Ch. 5 - Consider the commonbase circuit shown in Figure...Ch. 5 - (a) For the transistor in Figure P5.38, =80 ....Ch. 5 - Let =25 for the transistor in the circuit shown in...Ch. 5 - (a) The circuit shown in Figure P5.40 is to be...Ch. 5 - The circuit shown in Figure P5.41 is sometimes...Ch. 5 - The transistor in Figure P5.42 has =120 . (a)...Ch. 5 - The commonemitter current gain of the transistor...Ch. 5 - For the circuit shown in Figure P5.44, plot the...Ch. 5 - The transistor in the circuit shown in Figure...Ch. 5 - Consider the circuit in Figure P5.46. For the...Ch. 5 - The current gain for the transistor in the circuit...Ch. 5 - Consider the amplifier circuit shown in Figure...Ch. 5 - For the transistor in the circuit shown in Figure...Ch. 5 - Reconsider Figure P5.49. The transistor current...Ch. 5 - The current gain of the transistor shown in the...Ch. 5 - For the circuit shown in Figure P5.52, let =125 ....Ch. 5 - Consider the circuit shown in Figure P5.53. (a)...Ch. 5 - (a) Redesign the circuit shown in Figure P5.49...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.55PCh. 5 - Consider the circuit shown in Figure P5.56. (a)...Ch. 5 - (a) Determine the Q-point values for the circuit...Ch. 5 - (a) Determine the Q-point values for the circuit...Ch. 5 - (a) For the circuit shown in Figure P5.59, design...Ch. 5 - Design a bias-stable circuit in the form of Figure...Ch. 5 - Using the circuit in Figure P5.61, design a...Ch. 5 - For the circuit shown in Figure P5.61, the bias...Ch. 5 - (a) A bias-stable circuit with the configuration...Ch. 5 - (a) For the circuit shown in Figure P5.64, assume...Ch. 5 - The dc load line and Q-point of the circuit in...Ch. 5 - The range of ß for the transistor in the circuit...Ch. 5 - The nominal Q-point of the circuit in Figure P5.67...Ch. 5 - (a) For the circuit in Figure P5.67, the value of...Ch. 5 - For the circuit in Figure P5.69, let =100 and...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.70PCh. 5 - Design the circuit in Figure P5.70 to be bias...Ch. 5 - Consider the circuit shown in Figure P5.72. (a)...Ch. 5 - For the circuit in Figure P5.73, let =100 . (a)...Ch. 5 - Prob. 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