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ECE-EDA LEC06 DC Operating Point

The document discusses the DC operating point of a transistor, including how bias establishes the quiescent point for proper linear operation of an amplifier. It covers collector characteristic curves, the DC load line which describes the transistor's DC operation, and how the load line intersection with characteristic curves represents the operating point. The summary also notes linear operation occurs along the load line between saturation and cutoff.

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ECE-EDA LEC06 DC Operating Point

The document discusses the DC operating point of a transistor, including how bias establishes the quiescent point for proper linear operation of an amplifier. It covers collector characteristic curves, the DC load line which describes the transistor's DC operation, and how the load line intersection with characteristic curves represents the operating point. The summary also notes linear operation occurs along the load line between saturation and cutoff.

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TRANSISTOR DC Operating Point

INTRODUCTION • Transistor must properly be


biased to operate as an
amplifier.
• DC Biasing
– Used to establish fixed dc values
for the transistor currents and
voltages
– DC operating point
– Quiescent point (Q-point)

FIRST ASIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND HUMANITIES 2


THE DC OPERATING POINT
THE DC OPERATING POINT
DC BIAS
• Bias establishes the dc
operating point (Q-point) for
proper linear operation of an
amplifier

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THE DC OPERATING POINT
DC BIAS
• Bias establishes the dc
operating point (Q-point) for
proper linear operation of an
amplifier

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THE DC OPERATING POINT
DC BIAS
• Bias establishes the dc
operating point (Q-point) for
proper linear operation of an
amplifier
THE DC OPERATING POINT
Collector Characteristic Curves

• Assigning three values to IB (200uA, 300uA and


400uA) while observing IC and VCE.
Collector Characteristic Curves

THE DC
OPERATING
POINT
THE DC
OPERATING
POINT
DC LOAD LINE
• Describes the dc operation of a
THE DC transistor circuit
OPERATING • Determined by the external
POINT circuit (VCC and RC), not the
transistor itself, which is
described by the characteristic
curves.
THE DC OPERATING POINT
DC LOAD LINE

• The point at which the load line


intersects a characteristic curve
represents the Q-point for that
particular value of IB
THE DC OPERATING POINT
LINEAR OPERATION

The region along the load line including all points


between saturation and cutoff is generally known as the
linear region of the transistor’s operation. As long as the
transistor is operated in this region, the output voltage is
ideally a linear reproduction of the input.
THE DC OPERATING POINT WAVEFORM DISTORTION
Determine the Q-point for the circuit and draw the dc load line. Find
the maximum peak value of base current for linear operation. Assume
βDC = 200.
DC LOADLINE
Example
Example
DC LOADLINE
Example
DC LOADLINE
TITLE
CHECKPOINT
1. What are the upper and lower limits on a dc load
line in terms of VCE and IC?
2. Define Q-point.
3. At what point on the load line does saturation
occur? At what point does cutoff occur?
4. For maximum Vce, where should the Q-point be
placed?
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