ECE 3355 Electronics Lecture Notes Set 6 – Version 8

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ECE 3355 Electronics Lecture Notes Set 6 – Version 8 Bipolar Junction Transistors Dr. Dave Shattuck Dept. of ECE, Univ. of Houston

Bipolar Junction Transistors We will cover material from Chapters 6 and 7 from the 7th Edition of the Sedra and Smith text. We will not, however, cover most of this material in the depth and detail that is present in the textbook. While reading the book will be useful, you will only be responsible for the material covered in class.

Overview of this Part Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs) In this part, we will cover the following topics: The structure and terminology for BJTs Transistor action Transistor characteristic curves and notation standards DC analysis of transistors, large signal models AC analysis of transistors, small signal models You can click on the blue text to jump to the subject that you want to learn about now.

Transistors Transistors are the basis for amplifiers, for electronic switches, and anything where we need to have a dependent source. BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTORS (BJTs) are also known as Junction Transistors, sometimes just as Transistors. These are made up of two pn junctions back-to-back. There are two kinds of BJT, npn and pnp.

Two Kinds of BJTs There are two kinds of BJTs, called npn and pnp. Conceptually, they can be thought of as being built as shown at right. They are not really made this way.

Two Kinds of BJTs There are two kinds of BJTs, called npn and pnp. Conceptually, they can be thought of as being built as shown at right. They are not really made this way. Here, e = emitter b = base c = collector

The schematic symbols are: Notice that the arrow distinguishes the emitter from the collector. The direction of the arrow distinguishes npn from pnp.

The schematic symbols are: Notice that the arrow distinguishes the emitter from the collector. The direction of the arrow distinguishes npn from pnp. Mnemonic device: the arrows in these symbols point to the n region. The same thing happened with the diode.

Modes of Operation We have four possible modes of operation of the BJT. They correspond to the two possibilities for the diode, which were forward biased ("on") and reverse biased ("off"). We will think about the transistor as being in one of these four modes, again based on the polarities of the voltages across the junctions. We will refer to the emitter-base junction (e-b) and the collector-base junction (c-b) in the table that follows.

Modes of Operation Four possible modes of operation: Mode e-b jct. c-b jct. Use Active forward reverse amplifier Cutoff reverse reverse switch, off pos. Sat. forward forward switch, on pos. Reverse reverse forward special Active apps.

Modes of Operation We only mention the Reverse Active mode here for completeness, and we will use it only much later with digital applications, specifically in TTL circuits. Its behavior is similar to that in the active region. We will ignore it for the time being.

Behavior in the Active Region Now I would like to consider the behavior of the transistor in one of the regions. I will pick the active region for this, since the behavior there will be typical of the way we use transistors. Assume that I have forward biased the b-e junction, and reverse biased the b-c jct.

Behavior in the Active Region Assume that I have forward biased the b-e junction, and reverse biased the b-c jct. The forward bias of the b-e junction: a) favors the flow of majority carriers in the base into the emitter, and b) favors the flow of majority carriers in the emitter into the base.

Behavior in the Active Region Assume that I have forward biased the b-e junction, and reverse biased the b-c jct. The reverse bias of the b-c junction: c) hampers the flow of majority carriers in the base into the collector, and d) hampers the flow of majority carriers in the collector into the base.

Behavior in the Active Region Assume that I have forward biased the b-e junction, and reverse biased the b-c jct. But, remember as well that the reverse bias of the b-c junction: e) favors the flow of minority carriers in the base into the collector, and f) favors the flow of minority carriers in the collector into the base. The key item, and the one that we are going to emphasize is e).

Behavior in the Active Region Assume that I have forward biased the b-e junction, and reverse biased the b-c jct. This reverse bias of the b-c junction: favors the flow of minority carriers in the base into the collector. Even though we think of reverse bias as the case with no current flow, that case holds only for majority carriers. The reverse bias favors the flow of minority carriers, and would result in significant current if only there were more minority carriers around.

Behavior in the Active Region The reverse bias of the b-c junction favors the flow of minority carriers in the base into the collector. Even though we think of reverse bias as the case with no current flow, that case holds only for majority carriers. The reverse bias favors the flow of minority carriers, and would result in significant current if only there were more minority carriers around. This is exactly what is happening in the base. There are lots and lots of minority carriers (as viewed by the base) arriving from the emitter (where they were majority carriers). We think of them being injected by the emitter into the base, where a large proportion of them are swept into the collector.

Behavior in the Active Region The reverse bias of the b-c junction favors the flow of minority carriers in the base into the collector. There are lots and lots of minority carriers (as viewed by the base) arriving from the emitter (where they were majority carriers). We think of them being injected by the emitter into the base, where a large proportion of them are swept into the collector. Now, we have "lots and lots" of charge carriers moving. What determines how many of these charge carriers are moving? That is mostly determined by the base-emitter junction characteristics (voltage and current). By being careful in how we build the transistor, we can make the current in the base connector (base current) small compared to the other currents (emitter current and collector current).

Behavior in the Active Region The reverse bias of the b-c junction favors the flow of minority carriers in the base into the collector. There are lots and lots of minority carriers (as viewed by the base) arriving from the emitter (where they were majority carriers). We think of them being injected by the emitter into the base, where a large proportion of them are swept into the collector. Now, we have many charge carriers moving. That is mostly determined by the base-emitter junction characteristics. By being careful in how we build the transistor, we can make the base current small compared to the other currents. If we do this, we can see that a small quantity (base current) can be used to control a larger quantity (collector current). This is an amplifier.

Current Polarities At last, standard current polarities. We will assume current polarities for a transistor, based on whether it is an npn or pnp transistor.

Definitions The Phoenician says: The percentage of charge carriers injected by the emitter into the base, and swept into the collector, is almost 100%. We name this parameter alpha, a, and define it as a = iC / iE .   Typically a is in the range of 0.90 to 0.997 or so. It is close to 1, but less than 1.

Definitions The Phoenician says: Clearly, if iC » iE, then iB must be pretty small in comparison. We define another parameter, b, as   b = iC / iB . As it turns out, b gets used even more than alpha. This is the commonly used figure of merit for a transistor.

Definitions The values of a and b are dependent; you can use KCL to derive that:   b = a / (1 - a) . These parameters are frequency dependent, although sometimes we ignore this. They are also temperature dependent, but we sometimes can ignore this, too.

Characteristic Curves The regions of operation.

Output Characteristic

DC Analysis These equivalent circuits are given in Fig. 4.19 in the Hambley text, Second Edition.

DC Analysis These equivalent circuits are given in Fig. 4.19 in the Hambley text, Second Edition.

DC Analysis These equivalent circuits are given in Fig. 4.19 in the Hambley text, Second Edition.

Examples Let’s do some example problems. Assume b = 100.

Examples Let’s do some example problems. Assume b = 100.

Examples Let’s do some example problems. Assume b = 100.

Examples Let’s do some example problems. Assume b = 100.

Examples Typically, simple circuits use a voltage divider at base to set the dc bias conditions. It is usually a good idea to take the Thevenin equivalent of these circuits, with respect to ground, and use that to solve. Assume b = 100.

Examples Typically, simple circuits use a voltage divider at base to set the dc bias conditions. It is usually a good idea to take the Thevenin equivalent of these circuits, with respect to ground, and use that to solve. Assume b = 100.

Examples Typically, simple circuits use a voltage divider at base to set the dc bias conditions. It is usually a good idea to take the Thevenin equivalent of these circuits, with respect to ground, and use that to solve. Assume b = 100.

Saturation Many students have trouble with saturation at this point. (This is the saturation region of the transistor that I am speaking of, although many students feel saturated themselves, as well.) They have trouble understanding how the criterion   IC / IB < b comes about. They also have trouble understanding how IC can be positive if the bc junction is forward biased. The following thought experiment may be of benefit.

Saturation Assume the simple circuit below. Assume that IS is zero, or negative, and then is increased slowly. Note that IS needs to reach a high enough value so that the b-e junction will turn on, at 0.7[V]. This corresponds to a current of (IS)RB = 0.7[V], or IS = 0.7[V]/RB.

Saturation Assume that IS is zero, or negative, and then is increased slowly. Note that IS needs to reach a high enough value so that the b-e junction will turn on, at 0.7[V]. This corresponds to a current of (IS)RB = 0.7[V], or IS = 0.7[V]/RB.

Saturation Assume the simple circuit below. Assume that IS is zero, or negative, and then is increased slowly. Next, let us consider the collector current IC as a function of IS. Now, when the base current IB is zero, so is the collector current. The collector current turns on at the same time as the base current, but increases with a slope of ß due to the current gain of the device.

Saturation Assume that IS is zero, or negative, and then is increased slowly. Next, let us consider the collector current IC as a function of IS. Now, when the base current IB is zero, so is the collector current. The collector current turns on at the same time as the base current, but increases with a slope of ß due to the current gain of the device.

Saturation Assume that IS is zero, or negative, and then is increased slowly. However, while IB can increase without any limit, IC is limited. Note that as IC increases, the voltage across RC increases, so the voltage VC decreases. However, VC will not go below VCE,SAT. Question: Why not?

Saturation Assume that IS is zero, or negative, and then is increased slowly. However, VC will not go below VCE,SAT. Question: Why not? Answer: Because current does not flow uphill. If VC were less than VE, current would flow out of the collector, which would mean flowing out of ground and up to a higher potential. This does not happen.

Saturation Assume that IS is zero, or negative, and then is increased slowly. However, VC will not go below VCE,SAT. Thus, IC saturates, or stops increasing. This is why we call the region saturation.

Saturation So, now we plot IC versus IB, and we find that the ratio of IC /IB will be less than b when the transistor is in saturation. Look at the plot below. The voltage VC will not go below VCE,SAT. Thus, IC saturates, or stops increasing. This is why we call the region saturation.