Unit Two: Basic Amplifier Circuits

Key Topics (like what could be on an exam)

Amplifiers with Resistive Loads:
- Large-signal / Small-signal analysis
- Single-Transistor Circuits: Common Gate / Base, Common Source / Emitter, Source / Emitter Follower
- Two-Transistor Circuits: Source Degeneration Circuits, Cascode Circuits, and Cascade Circuits
- Operating Range: DC, frequency response (corner frequencies, unity-gain frequencies)
Amplifiers with Current Sourse Loads:
- Basic blocks: Current sources (with or without cascodes), Simple Current Mirrors
- Single-Transistor Circuits: Common Gate / Base, Common Source / Emitter, Source / Emitter Follower
- Two-Transistor Circuits: Source Degeneration Circuits, Cascode Circuits, and Cascade Circuits
- Differential Amplifiers: Common mode, Differential mode, Large and Small Signal behaviors
- Operating Range: DC, frequency response (corner frequencies, unity-gain frequencies)
- Power supply / Temperature Insensitive Sources (Bootstraped current sources, Bandgap references)