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The FET amplifier common gate circuit is similar to which of the following bipolar transistor amplifier circuits?
C
Answer
Circuit design and power supplies
Type
A
Common emitter
B
Common mode
C
Common base
D
Common collector
Answer Notes
Field Effect Transistors (FETs) and Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs) share analogous terminals. In this mapping, the Gate corresponds to the Base, the Source corresponds to the Emitter, and the Drain corresponds to the Collector.
A 'common gate' FET amplifier utilizes the gate terminal as the shared reference point between the input and output circuits. By following the direct equivalent between the two transistor types, this is exactly the same concept as a 'common base' BJT amplifier.
Other options are incorrect because a common emitter is analogous to a common source, and a common collector is analogous to a common drain.
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