ECB 2153 Semester May, 2013

Week-5 LAB#2 Verification of a differential amplifier Performance

CO#1 Describe, analyze, and design of basic BJT & NMOS differential amplifier

Prelab Work (4 %) Have you read the introduction to laboratory notes? Now implement the suggested procedures in preparing your log book report. PreLab report must be completed and submitted to be examined before doing the laboratory work. Each prelab report must have a title, date, your name, lab partner name, procedures how the prelab was done, hardware, software and components used. 1. The purpose of this prelab is to build BJT and NMOS differential amplifiers and study the DC transfer characteristics of these circuits with respect to changes at input voltages.

Fig. 1. BJT differential amplifier

Fig. 2. MOSFET differential amplifier.

2. Use LTspice to simulate the differential amplifier circuits shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 . a. Using RC = 30 k ,V+ =10v, V- = -10v, IQ =1 mA simulate the circuit with differential input Vd applied to v+ ,v- (positive side to v+ and negative side to v- ) and sweep the input voltage from -1v to +1v in small steps (use DC sweep in setup mode). Plot Ic1/IQ , Ic2/IQ , versus Vd. Determine linear region of transfer characteristics, Justify your observation. b. Using Rd = 40 k ,V+ =10v, V- = -10v, simulate the circuit with differential input Vd and sweep the input voltage from -1v to +1v in small steps (use

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DC sweep in setup mode). Plot ID1/IQ , ID2/IQ , versus Vd. This plot must be similar to previous one ? Justify your observation.

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Laboratory Work (6 %)
Approximation of linear range of differential mode amplification of BJT differential amplifier, and calculation of differential mode gain Ad, common mode gain Ac, and common mode rejection ratio CMRR.
3. Given a single IC CD3046 which contains 5-npn BJT transistors. You should use only four transistors and any number of resistors required. In short 2-BJT for emitter coupled differential amplifier and the other two and R1 are used to bias the differential pair as shown in Figure 1. R2, R3 are used as the load for Q3 and Q4.

+VCC R2 R3 + vo -

R1

vi+ IBIAS

Q3

Q4

vi-

ICQ2 Q1 Q2

vi+ vi

R5 R4 +

V+

viV-

-VEE

Figure 1

Figure 2

a. Use VCC and VEE 5 V], R2=R3=8 k , R1=20K The vi+, vi- signals can be realized with an op-amp as shown in Figure 2 for R4 = R5 = 10k. Let the initial magnitude of peak input ac signal vi-p is 0V and the frequency 1 kHz. Using Ameter determine value of ICQ2. Use the oscilloscope's 1st -channel to monitor changes in vo- , Increase vi from 0V to 100mV and measure Ic(R2) for every step. Repeat the last step for measuring Ic(R3), plot Ic(R2)/ ICQ2 , Ic(R3)/ ICQ2 with respect to Vd (notice that Vd = 2 vi ). From DC transfer characteristics you have got, approximate the linear region of input signal that can be amplified linearly at the output. b. Set ac source signal to 1KHz frequency and 1mV for vi-p, use the oscilloscope's 1st -channel to monitor vo+ and 2nd -channel to monitor vo- , determine the differential output (vo+ - vo-) and calculate the differential mode gain Ad.

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c. Change circuit configuration to common mode by directly connecting ac source to vi+ and vi- . Use the oscilloscope's 1st -channel to determine the output (vo+ - vo-) and calculate the common mode gain Ac. d. Calculate the common mode rejection ratio CMRR.

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