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How is a common-base stage typically biased?

  • A.From two supplies so that the base can sit exactly at earth potential
  • B.As a common-emitter stage, with the base bypassed to ground
  • C.With the base tied directly to the supply through a single resistor
  • D.With the emitter connected straight to ground and no emitter resistor

Answer: B

In practice the direct bias is arranged exactly as for a common-emitter stage and the base is then bypassed to ground with a capacitor, so it is common for signals but biased normally. Tying the base to the supply would forward bias the collector junction, and a grounded emitter leaves nothing to drive. Separating what a node does for direct current from what it does for signals is the key to reading any of these circuits. A single measurement chosen to respond to the one asymmetry beats several that respond to shared behaviour.

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