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Q&A Emitter Bypass Capacitor in a CE Amplifier

How exactly is the emitter capacitor C3 helping to increase the voltage gain in the common emitter amplifier below? Is it because for AC signals the emitter looks like a short to ground and that es...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by jm567‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Circuit fantasist‭

Question bypass amplifier
#1: Initial revision by user avatar jm567‭ · 2020-10-14T03:06:49Z (about 4 years ago)
Emitter Bypass Capacitor in a CE Amplifier
How exactly is the emitter capacitor C3 helping to increase the voltage gain in the common emitter amplifier below? Is it because for AC signals the emitter looks like a short to ground and that essentially increases the voltage drop across the collector resistor? Thanks.

![Common Emitter](https://electrical.codidact.com/uploads/RCRP8KUW5PHBY9PrEAPxMQmo)