5.5.7 Noise analysis of a CE amplifier 5. SOURCES OF ERRORS. 5.5. Fundamentals of low-noise design. 5.5.7. Example circuit 5.5.7 Noise analysis of a CE amplifier VCC RC RS vs RE VBB rp io hfe ip ro rb RE RC B E C icsh vs RS ibf ibsh ip vet vbt vst vct ro hgygygygo
Our final aim is to find and minimize the total input noise vn s. 5. SOURCES OF ERRORS. 5.5. Fundamentals of low-noise design. 5.5.7. Example circuit Our final aim is to find and minimize the total input noise vn s. rb vbt B C hfe ip ip io icsh rp vst ibf ibsh RS E vet vct vs vn s ? RE RC hgygygygo Let us first find vn s by applying superposition.
1+hfe RE/(RE +RS+rb+rp) 5. SOURCES OF ERRORS. 5.5. Fundamentals of low-noise design. 5.5.7. Example circuit 1) Signal gain As for vs, vst, vbt, and vet. rb vbt B C hfe ip ip io rp vst RS E vet vs RE RC hgygygygo As = Gs + Gs bs fwd AOL 1+AOLb _______ io vs ___ As = 1 RS+rb+rp+RE ___________ -hfe 1+hfe RE/(RE +RS+rb+rp) ____________________ + 0
1+hfe RE/(RE +RS+rb+rp) 5. SOURCES OF ERRORS. 5.5. Fundamentals of low-noise design. 5.5.7. Example circuit 2) Noise gain Abf for ibf and ibsh. rb B C hfe ip ip io rp ibf ibsh RS E vs RE RC hgygygygo Abf = Gbf + Gbf bbf fwd AOL 1+AOLb _______ io ibf ___ Abf = RS+rb+RE RS+rb+RE +rp ___________ hfe 1+hfe RE/(RE +RS+rb+rp) ____________________ + 0
1+hfe RE/(RE +RS+rb+rp) 5. SOURCES OF ERRORS. 5.5. Fundamentals of low-noise design. 5.5.7. Example circuit 3) Noise gain Acsh for icsh. rb B C hfe ip ip io icsh rp RS E vs RE RC hgygygygo Acsh = Gcsh + Gcsh bcsh fwd AOL 1+AOLb _______ io icsh ___ Acsh = RE RE +RS+rb+rp - ___________ hfe 1+hfe RE/(RE +RS+rb+rp) ____________________ - 1
___ ___ io vct Act = Dct 1 Act = - RC 4) Noise gain Act for vct. rb 5. SOURCES OF ERRORS. 5.5. Fundamentals of low-noise design. 5.5.7. Example circuit 4) Noise gain Act for vct. rb B C hfe ip ip rp RS E io vs vct /RC RE RC hgygygygo Act = Dct io vct ___ Act = - 1 RC ___
__________ _______ _____ ________ _____ RSbE = RS +rb+RE 5. SOURCES OF ERRORS. 5.5. Fundamentals of low-noise design. 5.5.7. Example circuit 5) Total input noise vs. time, vn s. rb B C hfe ip ip io icsh rp RS ibf ibsh vn s E vs RE RC RSbE = RS +rb+RE hgygygygo vn s(t) = vst +vbt +vet (ibf +ibsh) Abf As __________ + icsh Acsh _______ vct Act _____ vn s2( f ) = 4kT RSbE+(ibf 2+ibsh2) RSbE2 (RSbE+rp)2 hfe2 ________ + icsh2 + 4kT 1 RC As2 _____ 0