Preface
Introduction 1
Circuits and their Polynomials 2
Bandwidth from OCTCs of Real Poles 5
Bandwidth from Quadratic Pole Approximation 7
Risetime 11
Pole Separation 12
Stage Interaction 13
Textbook CE Stage 22
General Single-Stage BJT OCTCs 23
Base-Emitter Open-Circuit Resistance 24
Base-Collector Open-Circuit Resistance 27
General Single-Stage CE Gain 30
Single-Stage BJT OCTC Bandwidth 33
OCTCs and the Base Node Time Constant 35
Generalized Single-Stage Amplifier 37
Frequency-Dependent Miller’s Theorem 43
The Inverse Miller-Effect Paradox 45
Cochrun-Grabel Method 48
Cochrun-Grabel Method Applied to Textbook CE Stage 50
Cascaded CE Stages 51
Extra Element Theorem (EET) 55
EET Example: Single CB Stage Cc 58
EET Example: Single
CE Stage Cc 60
Impedance EET (ZEET)
61
Blackman’s
Impedance Theorem (BZT) 64
n Extra Element Theorem (nEET) 66
Design-Oriented Pole-Zero Determination 67
The β Transform 68
The μ Transform 69
β(s) Transform 71
Equivalence of Hybrid-π and T BJT Models 74
Base-Emitter OCTC in the High-Frequency Region 76
The μ(s) Transform? 80
