// Example 11.13: (a) Amplifier type // (b) Input resistance, Output resistance, Transfer ratio clc, clear r_pi=1e3; // in ohms gm=0.1; // in mho disp("Part (a)"); disp("Q1 is a common collector and Q2 is common emitter stage. Hence the given circuit is cascade of cc and CE stages. As the Rin of a CC is high and the Ro of the CE is low, therefore, the given circuit approximates a voltage amplifier. If RL is chosen a low resistance, the amplifier can be considered a voltage-to-current converter.") function[c]=parallel(a,b) c=a*b/(a+b); endfunction disp("Part (b)"); // From the Fig. 11.42 RE1=3e3; // in ohms RC2=0.6e3; // in ohms btao=gm*r_pi; Ri2=r_pi; // in ohms Ri1=r_pi+(1+btao)*parallel(RE1,Ri2); // Input resistance in ohms Rout=RC2; // Output resistance (= ro of Q2) AV1=(1+btao)*RE1/(r_pi+(1+btao)*RE1); Ro1=parallel(RE1,r_pi/(1+btao)); // in ohms AV2=-btao*RC2/(Ro1+r_pi); AV=AV1*AV2; Ri1=Ri1*1e-3; // in kilo-ohms Rout=Rout*1e-3; // in kilo-ohms disp(Ri1,"Input resistance (Ω​) ="); disp(Rout,"Output resistance ="); disp(AV,"Transfer ratio =");