Multistage Amplifiers - Overall Gain

Overall Gain

The overall gain of a multistage amplifier is the product of the gains of the individual stages (ignoring potential loading effects):

Gain (A) = A1* A2*A3 *A4 *... *An.

Alternately, if the gain of each amplifier stage is expressed in decibels (dB), the total gain is the sum of the gains of the individual stages:

Gain in dB (A) = A1 + A2 + A3 + A4 + ... An

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