What is a Unity Gain Buffer? A unity gain buffer (also called a unity-gain amplifier) is a op-amp circuit which has a voltage gain of 1. This means that the…
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Non-inverting Operational Amplifier Configuration Notes for Electronics Engineering 1st Year
Non-Inverting Amplifier Circuit using an op-amp: Operational amplifiers can be used in two basic configurations to create amplifier circuits. One is the inverting amplifier where the output is the inverse…
Inverting Operational Amplifier Configuration Notes for Electronics Engineering 1st Year
Inverting Operational Amplifier: – the inverting amplifier using an op-amp is one of the most widely used operational amplifier circuits especially as it can be used as a summing amplifier…
Differential Amplifier using Op-amp Notes for Electronic Engineering 1st Year
What is Differential Amplifier? A differential amplifier is the combination of inverting and non-inverting amplifier. A differential amplifier is a type of electronic amplifier that amplifies the difference between two…
Operational Amplifier Basics Notes for Electronics Engineering 1st Year
What is Operational Amplifier? An operational amplifier or OP-AMP is a DC-coupled voltage amplifier with a very high voltage gain. An Op-amp is basically a multistage amplifier in which a number…
MOSFET: Output and Transfer Characteristics Notes for Electronics Engineering 1st Year
Introduction to MOSFET: The metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) is a transistor used for amplifying or switching electronic signals. In MOSFETs, a voltage on the oxide-insulated gate electrode can induce a…
What is the MOSFET: Basics and Working Principle Notes for Electronics Engineering 1st Year
MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor): MOSFET stands for metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor. It is capable of voltage gain and signal power gain. The MOSFET is the core…
JFET Common-Drain Amplifier Notes for Electronics Engineering 1st Year
JFET Common-Drain Amplifier: The common drain FET amplifier is similar to the common collector configuration of the bipolar transistor. A general common drain JFET amplifier, self-biased, is shown in figure below.…
Common Source JFET Amplifier Notes for Electronics Engineering 1st Year
Common Source JFET Amplifier: The amplifier circuit consists of an N-channel JFET, but the device could also be an equivalent N-channel depletion-mode MOSFET as the circuit diagram would be the…
Output and Transfer characteristic of JFET Notes for Electronics Engineering
Characteristics of JFETS: There are two types of static characteristics viz (1) Output or drain characteristic and (2) Transfer characteristic. Output or Drain Characteristic: The curve drawn between drain current…