High-Frequency Amplifier Analysis and Power Amplifiers
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What we have learnt
- Transistors exhibit parasitic capacitances that can severely affect high-frequency performance.
- The Miller effect magnifies certain capacitances at the input, limiting amplifier bandwidth.
- Frequency response is defined by the upper and lower cutoff frequencies, which determine amplifier gain behavior across a range of frequencies.
Key Concepts
- -- Miller Effect
- An increase in the apparent input capacitance of an amplifier caused by feedback capacitance connected between its output and input terminals, impacting the overall frequency response.
- -- Capacitive Effects in BJTs
- Internal capacitances, including junction and diffusion capacitance, that affect the behavior of bipolar junction transistors at high frequencies.
- -- Frequency Response
- The relationship between an amplifier's gain and the frequency of input signals, characterized by lower and upper cutoff frequencies.
- -- Bandwidth
- The frequency range over which an amplifier can operate effectively, defined as the difference between upper and lower cutoff frequencies.
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