<Li> Total quantities, combining both small - signal and large - signal quantities, are denoted using lower case letters and uppercase subscripts . For example, the total input voltage to the aforementioned transistor would be v I N (t) = V I N + v i n (t) (\ displaystyle v_ (\ mathrm (IN)) (t) = V_ (\ mathrm (IN)) + v_ (\ mathrm (in)) (t)). </Li> <P> The (large - signal) Shockley equation for a diode can be linear about the bias point or quiescent point (sometimes called Q - point) to find the small - signal conductance, capacitance and resistance of the diode . This procedure is described in more detail under diode modeling, which provides an example of the linear procedure followed in all small - signal models of semiconductor devices . </P> <P> A large signal is a DC signal (or an AC signal at a point in time) that is one or more orders of magnitude larger than the small signal and is used to analyse a circuit containing non-linear components and calculate an operating point (bias) of these components . </P> <P> A small signal is an AC signal superimposed on a circuit containing a large signal . </P>

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