61.3 - Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering
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Practice Questions
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Define a cascode amplifier.
💡 Hint: Think of how two stages can work together.
What is a common emitter configuration?
💡 Hint: Remember the common input-output relation.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does a cascode amplifier primarily improve?
💡 Hint: Recall the purpose of combining different amplifier stages.
A common emitter amplifier has a high gain of over 100. Is this true or false?
💡 Hint: Think about the historical performance of CE amps.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a cascode amplifier circuit with specific requirements: gain of 200 and input impedance greater than 10 kΩ. Discuss its application.
💡 Hint: Consider the interactions of input/output resistances alongside gain settings in your design.
Analyze how changing the transistor type (BJT to MOSFET) would impact circuit performance in terms of gain and stability.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the key differences between BJT and MOSFET functioning.
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