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Basic CE Amplifier

@xanquilty
5 years ago
https://everycircuit.com/circuit/6339878265290752
Look at the currents and voltages. Adjust by turning off the current views or by turning the voltages off to see the affect on each. This is a CE (Common-Emitter) Small Signal Amplifier and is one of the most common amplifiers. Notice the small resistor and the large resistor that is in parallel with the capacitor. This is so that you have a stable Q Point (Beta/Alpha/hFE), high voltage gain, and a stable voltage gain. This is the most optimal connection so that in the DC analysis you have a small resistance, and in the AC analysis you have the large resistance for stability. There’s many other forms of amplification, this I believe leads to Operational Amplifiers and how they function. Interestingly how transistors have a equivalent circuit with a defendant current source is the same if not very similar to how Op Amps are presented in Linear Circuit Analysis. Also notice that the output signal is 180 degrees of phase. This is natural for a CE Amplifier.
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