Differential Amplifier

 

Components with nominal values

 

BJTs

BJT1-BJT4 (beta=80)

Resistors

Rc1=10KW , Rc2=10KW
Rs=1KW, Rs2=1KW, Rbias=20KW


Differential amplifier frequency response with nominal component values.

 

Component variation table

Nominal value

Variation at 1s

b

80

12

Rc1

10KW

0.5KW

Rc2

10KW

0.5KW

Rs

1KW

50 W

Rs2

1KW

50 W

Rbias

20.0KW

1KW

 


Figure 24: Differential amplifier frequency response with component variation.

 

Hard fault table

Fault

No. of faults

BJT1-BJT4

Stuck-open/stuck-short

4x6=24

BJT1-BJT4

High-beta/low-beta

2x4=8

Rc1,Rc2,Rs,Rs2,Rbias

Stuck-open/stuck-short

5x2=10

Total no. of faults:

 

42

 

Soft fault table

Nominal value

- 6s

+6s

b

80

6

152

Rc1-Rc2

10KW

7.0KW

13.0KW

Rs, Rs2

1KW

700 W

1.3KW

Rbias

20.0KW

14.0KW

26.0KW

 

*Differential Amplifier
.SUBCKT QT1 1 2 3
RB1 2 12 1.0
RC1 1 11 1.0
RE1 3 13 1.0
RBC1 11 12 100meg
RBE1 12 13 100meg
RCE1 11 13 100meg
Q1 11 12 13 QNL1
* Q1 1 2 3 QNL1
.model QNL NPN(beta=80 cap_csb=2PF Cap_be=3PF
+Cap_ibc=2PF )
.ENDS QT1

.SUBCKT QT2 1 2 3
RB2 2 12 1.0
RC2 1 11 1.0
RE2 3 13 1.0
RBC2 11 12 100meg
RBE2 12 13 100meg
RCE2 11 13 100meg
Q2 11 12 13 QNL2
* Q2 1 2 3 QNL2
.model QNL NPN(beta=80 cap_csb=2PF Cap_be=3PF
+Cap_ibc=2PF )
.ENDS QT2

.SUBCKT QT3 1 2 3
RB3 2 12 1.0
RC3 1 11 1.0
RE3 3 13 1.0
RBC3 11 12 100meg
RBE3 12 13 100meg
RCE3 11 13 100meg
Q3 11 12 13 QNL3
* Q3 1 2 3 QNL3
.model QNL NPN(beta=80 cap_csb=2PF Cap_be=3PF
+Cap_ibc=2PF )
.ENDS QT3

.SUBCKT QT4 1 2 3
RB4 2 12 1.0
RC4 1 11 1.0
RE4 3 13 1.0
RBC4 11 12 100meg
RBE4 12 13 100meg
RCE4 11 13 100meg
Q4 11 12 13 QNL4
* Q4 1 2 3 QNL4
.model QNL NPN(beta=80 cap_csb=2PF Cap_be=3PF
+Cap_ibc=2PF )
.ENDS QT4

* MAIN CIRCUIT
RC1 3 4 10k
XQ2 1 6 10 QT2
XQ1 3 2 10 QT1
RC2 1 4 10K
RBIAS 4 7 20K
VCC 4 0 12
*VIN 5 0 0.0
VEE 8 0 -12.0
XQ3 10 7 8 QT3
XQ4 7 7 8 QT4
RS2 6 0 1K
RS 5 2 1K
Vin 5 0 ac 1
.ac dec 20 10 1g
.plot vdb(1)
.options list node post=2
.END