BJT DC BIASING

For the BJT to be biased in its

linear or active operating
region, the following must be
true:
The base-emitter
junction must be
forward-biased
The base-collector
junction must be
reverse-biased

 Operation in cut-off, saturation and linear regions of the

BJT characteristics are provides as follows:

1. Linear-region operation:
Base-emitter junction forward biased
Base-collector junction reverse-biased
2. Cutoff-region operation:
Base-emitter junction reverse biased
3. Saturation-region operation
Base-emitter junction forward biased
Base-collector junction forward biased

FIXED-BIAS CIRCUIT

FORMULAS INVOLVED
Base-emitter

Base-collector

EXAMPLE 1
Determine the following
for the fixed-bias
configuration.
a) IBQ and ICQ
b) VCEQ
c) VB and VC
d) VBC

EMITTER-STABILIZED BIAS
CIRCUIT
Contains an emitter

resistor to improve
stability level over that
of the fixed-bias
configuration.

BASE EMITTER LOOP

COLLECTOR-EMITTER LOOP

EXAMPLE 2
For the emitter bias network, determine:
a)

IB

b)

IC

c)

VCE

d)

VC

e)

VE

f)

VB

g)

VBC

VOLTAGE-DIVIDER BIAS

Determine the dc bias

voltage VCE and the
current IC.

COLLECTOR FEEDBACK

BASE-EMITTER LOOP

COLLECTOR-EMITTER LOOP

EXAMPLE 4
Determine Ic and VCE

EMITTER-FOLLOWER
CONFIGURATION

EXAMPLE 5
Determine IE and VCE

COMMON-BASE
CONFIGURATION

EXAMPLE 6
Determine:
a. IE
b. IB
c. VCE
d. VCB