69.2 - CE Amplifier with Active Load
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Practice Questions
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What is a CE amplifier?
💡 Hint: Think about the voltage gain characteristics.
What does β represent in a transistor?
💡 Hint: It's the ratio of two currents.
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What is the significance of early voltage in a CE amplifier?
💡 Hint: Think about how voltage levels relate to the transistor's active region.
True or False: Decreasing β will always enhance output stability.
💡 Hint: Consider the balance between current gain and output reliability.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a CE amplifier that maintains its output voltage despite a 20% decrease in β. Outline your methodology including calculations for resistance values.
💡 Hint: Focus on using constant current sources for biasing paired with feedback mechanisms.
Perform calculations to determine how varying the early voltage from 100V to 200V affects output in a specific amplifier configuration. Assume other parameters remain constant.
💡 Hint: Apply the equations given in class and think of real-world impacts on audio signals.
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