
Microelectronics: Circuit Analysis and Design
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780073380643
Author: Donald A. Neamen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.58P
For the source−follower circuit with a saturated load as shown in Figure P4.57, assume the same transistor parameters as given in Problem 4.57. (a) Determine the small−signal voltage gain if
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(a) What is...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.7PCh. 4 - The parameters of the circuit in Figure 4.1 are...Ch. 4 - The circuit shown in Figure 4.1 has parameters...Ch. 4 - For the circuit shown in Figure 4.1, the...Ch. 4 - In our analyses, we assumed the smallsignal...Ch. 4 - Using the results of Problem 4.11, find the peak...Ch. 4 - Consider the circuit in Figure 4.14 in the text....Ch. 4 - A commonsource amplifier, such as shown in Figure...Ch. 4 - For the NMOS commonsource amplifier in Figure...Ch. 4 - The parameters of the circuit shown in Figure...Ch. 4 - Repeat Problem 4.15 if the source resistor is...Ch. 4 - The ac equivalent circuit of a commonsource...Ch. 4 - Consider the ac equivalent circuit shown in Figure...Ch. 4 - The transistor in the commonsource amplifier in...Ch. 4 - The parameters of the MOSFET in the circuit shown...Ch. 4 - For the commonsource amplifier in Figure P4.22,...Ch. 4 - The transistor in the commonsource circuit in...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.24PCh. 4 - For the commonsource circuit in Figure P4.24, the...Ch. 4 - Design the common-source circuit in Figure P4.26...Ch. 4 - For the commonsource amplifier shown in Figure...Ch. 4 - For the circuit shown in Figure P4.28, the...Ch. 4 - Design a commonsource amplifier, such as that in...Ch. 4 - The smallsignal parameters of an enhancementmode...Ch. 4 - The opencircuit (RL=) voltage gain of the ac...Ch. 4 - Consider the sourcefollower circuit in Figure...Ch. 4 - The source follower amplifier in Figure P4.33 is...Ch. 4 - Consider the circuit in Figure P4.34. 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D4.41PCh. 4 - The current source in the sourcefollower circuit...Ch. 4 - Consider the sourcefollower circuit shown in...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.44PCh. 4 - Figure P4.45 is the ac equivalent circuit of a...Ch. 4 - The transistor in the commongate circuit in Figure...Ch. 4 - The smallsignal parameters of the NMOS transistor...Ch. 4 - For the commongate circuit in Figure P4.48, the...Ch. 4 - Consider the PMOS commongate circuit in Figure...Ch. 4 - The transistor parameters of the NMOS device in...Ch. 4 - The parameters of the circuit shown in Figure 4.32...Ch. 4 - For the commongate amplifier in Figure 4.35 in the...Ch. 4 - Consider the NMOS amplifier with saturated load in...Ch. 4 - For the NMOS amplifier with depletion load in...Ch. 4 - Consider a saturated load device in which the gate...Ch. 4 - The parameters of the transistors in the circuit...Ch. 4 - A sourcefollower circuit with a saturated load is...Ch. 4 - For the sourcefollower circuit with a saturated...Ch. 4 - The transistor parameters for the commonsource...Ch. 4 - Consider the circuit in Figure P4.60. The...Ch. 4 - The ac equivalent circuit of a CMOS commonsource...Ch. 4 - Consider the ac equivalent circuit of a CMOS...Ch. 4 - The parameters of the transistors in the circuit...Ch. 4 - Consider the sourcefollower circuit in Figure...Ch. 4 - Figure P4.65 shows a commongate amplifier. The...Ch. 4 - The ac equivalent circuit of a CMOS commongate...Ch. 4 - The circuit in Figure P4.67 is a simplified ac...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.68PCh. 4 - The transistor parameters in the circuit in Figure...Ch. 4 - Consider the circuit shown in Figure P4.70. 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