Summary: AE_lecture6 deals with midfrequency and high frequency analysis of CASCODE Amplifier.
AE_LECTURE 6_Analysis of CASCODE AMPLIFIER
CASCODE AMPLIFIER- This is a form of composite transistor where CE and CB have been cascaded. By using the composite form we achieve best of both the circuit configurations namely we get a moderate input impedance and high voltage gain of CE configuration and almost near unilaterality , very large output impedance , large output voltage swing limited by BVCBO and much larger Band Width of CB configuration. Because of near uni-laterality on account of near zero reverse transmission factor, this CASCODE is very suitable RF Amplifier applications. This configuration is also suitable for constant current drive as required in generating SAW TOOTH WAVEFORM.
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This CASCODE configuration has a self biasing for Q point stabilization. Both Transistors are in forward active mode. Q1 is connected in CE configuration under signal condition and Q2 is in CB configuration under signal condition.
C1 provides the ground to Q2 under signal condition.
C2 is the coupling capacitor and C3 provides the by-pass capacitor of emitter resistance.
INCREMENTAL MODEL
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Effectively we obtain CE configuration followed by CB configuration hence we call it CE-CB cascade.
Overall Reverse transmission factor= hre.hrb
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Overall Rout=1/hob=2M
Overall Rin=hie=rx+rπ=(100+2.6kΩ)
Frequency response of CB>> Frequency response of CE
CE configuration faces a load which is Rin of CB which is re . Hence Miller Muliplication factor is only 1+1 hence Miller Capacitance is much lower thereby boosting the frequency response of CASCODE configuration.
INCREMENTAL MODEL
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Rs=1kΩ, βfo=100, rx=0.1k, Cµ=2pF, RL=2k, gm=40mS, rπ=2.5k, Cπ=100pF
AT MID FREQUENCIES
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Midband gain of cascade ~ a single stage CE amplifier with a load resistance of 2k.
BW calculations
The midband gain of CE stage =-gmre=-1
Therefore Miller Capacitance=Cµ[1-(-1)]=2Cµ
Therefore total input Capacitance=Cπ+Cµ (1-AV)=100+8=108pF
There is very little Miller Multiplication of Cµ.
Req of CM (Miller Capacitance) is =
The BW of common base is much larger.
Overall BW of Cascode=1.93Mhz
Exact analysis gives the same result.
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Four poles because there are Cµ,Ce,Cπ,Cbo.
There are two zeroes which are complex conjugate.
If CB stage was replaced by 2k to obtain the same gain the Miller Multiplication would have increased and BW fallen to 491 kHz.
fh=491kHz
(1)Large gain x BW or large GBP
(2)Output Voltage swing is limited by BVCBO and not BV CEO.
Applications:-
(1)Wide band video amplifier(TV & FM Radio)
(2)Wide Band Amplifier used in RF communication,
(3)Near ideal current sources and in high gain amplifiers.
(4)Current Amplification factor is increased(βfo +1).
(5)Used in high performance differential amplifers which is the building block of op amps. This enables very high gain & high CMRR.
(6)We can realize near ideal current sources.
(7)Much higher B.W.