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What limits how large a gate bias resistor can be made?

  • A.The noise the resistor contributes to the signal
  • B.The time the circuit takes to settle at switch-on
  • C.The voltage the gate leakage develops across it
  • D.The input capacitance it forms with the gate

Answer: C

Gate leakage through a very large resistor develops a voltage that shifts the operating point, and the shift grows exponentially with temperature. Capacitance, noise and settling time are all real secondary considerations. That the limit is set by a current the device is supposed not to draw is a good illustration of why negligible quantities have to be checked rather than assumed at the extremes.

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