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Week 4, Lecture 1

The document discusses single-stage common-source amplifiers in analog CMOS circuit design, highlighting the use of diode-connected loads as a substitute for resistors in certain technologies. It explains the gain characteristics of the amplifier, which remain constant despite variations in input and output signal levels, and introduces the concept of the body effect on drain current. Additionally, it includes announcements regarding class schedules and homework assignments related to input and output impedance.

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Week 4, Lecture 1

The document discusses single-stage common-source amplifiers in analog CMOS circuit design, highlighting the use of diode-connected loads as a substitute for resistors in certain technologies. It explains the gain characteristics of the amplifier, which remain constant despite variations in input and output signal levels, and introduces the concept of the body effect on drain current. Additionally, it includes announcements regarding class schedules and homework assignments related to input and output impedance.

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W4-L1

Analog CMOS Circuit Design

 Single-Stage Common-Source Amplifiers

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Announcements

No class on 6th September 2024


A make-up class will be taken later.

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Revisit CS Stage with Current-Source Load

The dc voltage VGS2 is constant and therefore v2 =0 → leads to gm2v2 = 0

H.W: Input and output impedance?


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CS Stage with Diode-Connected Load
2. CS Stage with Diode-Connected Load

In some CMOS technologies, it is difficult to fabricate resistors with tightly controlled


values or a reasonable physical size. Consequently, it is desirable to replace RD with a
MOS transistor.
A MOSFET can operate as a small-signal resistor if its gate and drain are shorted

Diode-connected NMOS and PMOS devices

It is always in saturation because the drain


and the gate have the same potential

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CS Stage with Diode-Connected Load
2. CS Stage with Diode-Connected Load

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Av   g m1
gm2

• The gain is independent of the bias currents and voltages (so long as M1 stays in
saturation). In other words, as the input and output signal levels vary, the gain remains
relatively constant, indicating that the input-output characteristic is relatively linear.

Considering channel-length
modulation:
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Body Effect
With all other terminals held at a constant voltage, the drain current is a function of the
bulk voltage. That is, the bulk behaves as a second gate.
We can model this using another dependent current source

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CS Stage with Diode-Connected Load
2. CS Stage with Diode-Connected Load with Body Effect

VB<0

Small-signal resistance

where

Considering body effect:

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