Machine-translated by Google. Questions are authored in English.
Top

Discussion

What does a current source in the collector do to a stage's gain?

  • A.Raises it towards the device's intrinsic limit
  • B.Reduces it, because the source's impedance is low at signal frequencies
  • C.Leaves it unchanged, since gain depends on the emitter circuit alone
  • D.Makes it proportional to the current the source has been set to

Answer: A

A current source has a very high impedance, so the load no longer dominates and the device's own output resistance sets the gain - the intrinsic limit of a few thousand. Its impedance is high rather than low, the collector circuit plainly matters, and the gain depends on the current only through the transconductance, which cancels. Removing whichever element dominates a limit is the way to reach the limit beneath it, and this is the standard application of that idea.

No comment is present. Be the first to comment.
Loading…

Post your comment

Please log in or register to post a comment.