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Why is the hybrid-pi model inadequate above the transition frequency?

  • A.Its transconductance becomes negative at high frequencies
  • B.Its input resistance can no longer be measured accurately
  • C.The device leaves the active region at high frequencies
  • D.The current gain has fallen below unity there

Answer: D

Above the transition frequency the device provides no current gain at all, so it cannot amplify and the model describes something that no longer behaves as an amplifier. The transconductance does not reverse sign, measurement difficulty is not a model failure, and the device stays biased in the active region. A model breaking down at the point where the device stops doing its job is not a coincidence, since both follow from the same capacitances.

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