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high voltage gain :- common base since the ratio of output impedance to the input impermanence is very high in common base mode high current gain :-common collector since it is the ratio of Ie/Ib
The three basic transistor connection configuration modes are common emitter, common base, and common collector. In the common emitter configuration, the emitter terminal is common to both the input and output circuits, providing high voltage gain. The common base configuration has the base terminal common to both circuits, offering high frequency response but low voltage gain. Finally, the common collector configuration, also known as an emitter follower, provides current gain and high input impedance while maintaining unity voltage gain.
Kirchoff's current law states that the current in every point in a series circuit is the same. In the case of a transistor in common emitter configuration, you can take advantage of that fact and state that the collector current is equal to the emitter current. The truth is somewhat different, because the gain of the transistor is not infinity, so the base current must be added to the emitter current. With a reasonably high gain, however, you can ignore the base current. Consider that the emitter voltage is related to the base voltage by the forward drop of the base-emitter junction, about 0.7 volts, and the collector and emitter currents are the same. Now look at the collector and emitter resistors. If the currents are the same, and the voltage across the emitter resistor is known, then you know the voltage across the collector resistor as well. This is an application of both Kirchoff's and Ohm's laws. The gain, then, of this amplifer is collector resistance divided by emitter resistance. It is an inverting amplier in this configuration. In some configurations, the emitter resistor is zero ohms. This does not mean the gain is infinity - it now means that the gain is limited by the gain of the transistor, which it is anyway - the emitter resistor is used to stabilize the gain and reduce dependency on individual transistor gains, which do vary.
Class A amplifiers for signals and class AB for power output. The bias is often set up as a self biased amp.
The emitter resistor in a common emitter configuration provides negative feedback to the transistor, reducing both its voltage gain and distortion.