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 7RQ
Why, in general, is the magnitude of the voltage gain of a common−source amplifier relatively small?
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Chapter 4 Solutions
Microelectronics: Circuit Analysis and Design
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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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