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

Discussion

Why do some designs use a separate higher supply for the driver stage?

  • A.It improves the amplifier's supply rejection
  • B.It allows a smaller output coupling capacitor
  • C.It lets the output swing closer to its own rails
  • D.It reduces the dissipation in the output devices

Answer: C

The driver must sit a couple of volts above the output device's base to keep it conducting, so a supply a few volts higher than the output rail lets the output reach much nearer to that rail. Output dissipation, supply rejection and coupling are not what it addresses. It is the same problem bootstrapping solves, taken by a different route, and the choice between them is one of cost against complexity.

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

Post your comment

Please log in or register to post a comment.