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NAME (in capital) Roll No:

2) : Consider the circuit in Fig. 2. VDD = 5V , VB = 3V , W/L = 20, RS = 0.5kΩ, RL = 1kΩ.

VDD

RL

VB V0
RS
vi

Fig. 2. Question 2

a) : Find the quiescent drain and source voltage of M1 , and the quiescent current through
M1 . [3]
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b) : Sketch the incremental Norton’s equivalent network for the circuit clearly showing the
short circuit current and the output resistance. [4]

c) : Find v0 /vi . [2]

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d) : If vi = Vp sin(ω0 t), find the maximum Vp for which M1 remains in saturation and
away from cutoff regions of operation (using the quiescent + small signal model). [5]
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e) : Now assume, RS = 0. Find the quiescent drain and source voltages of M1 , and the
quiescent current through M1 . [4]
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f) : Sketch the incremental Norton’s equivalent network for the circuit under the condition
of the previous part (i.e. Rs = 0) and find the small signal gain v0 /vi . [4+2]
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NAME (in capital) Roll No:

3) : Fig. 3 shows a transistor biased using a constant current source I0 . Assume I0 = 800 µA,
R = 10 kΩ, Rs = 10 kΩ, RL = 100 kΩ, and W/L = 2.

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Fig. 3. Question 3

a) : Find the quiescent voltages at V1 , VG , VD and VL . [4]

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b) : Find the incremental input impedance Rin . Assume that C1 and C2 are shorted for the
frequency of operation. Note that Rs is a part of the source and should not be considered for
input resistance calculation. [3]
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c) : Find the incremental output impedance Rout . Assume that C1 and C2 are shorted for
the frequency of operation. Note that RL is a part of the load and should not be considered for
output resistance calculation. [3]
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d) : Find the small-signal gain v0 /vi . [4].

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e) : For this part assume RL = ∞. Find the maximum Vp for which the transistor remains in
saturation and above cutoff (using the quiescent + small signal model) across the full time-period
of the input. [4]
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f) : What is the small-signal gain if gm of M1 is ∞? [2].

g) : What is the small-signal gain between vi and vg is gm of M1 is ∞? [2]