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Unit 8 - Week 7

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Assignment 7
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Week 1
1. No negative marking
Week 2 2. Multiple submission allowed

Week 3 1 point
In the circuit below, the MOS devices operate according to the equation, i D = K ( v G S − V T ) ( 1 + λ v D S ) , where K for the nMOS devices 2
is 4.31
Week 4 milli-siemens per volt, λ for the nMOS devices is 0.2 per volt, and λ for the pMOS devices is also 0.2 per volt.
Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Differential Amplifiers -III

Self Biased Active Load

Differential Amplifier

Cascode Amplifier, Two Stage

Amplifiers

Two Stage Differential

Amplifiers, OP-Amplifiers

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Quiz : Assignment 7
In the circuit, I 0 is 249 micro-amperes. What is the g m of the nMOS devices? Give your answer in micro-siemens.
Week 8
1814.12
Week 9
1632.708
1465.4
Week 10
1554.7
Week 11 No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Week 12 Feedback:
The current through the devices is I0 / 2 .
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gm = 2 √ −K− I−0−/−2
Text Transcripts The correct answer is: 1465.4

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1465.4

What is the r o of the nMOS as well as the pMOS devices? Give your answer in kilo-ohms. 1 point

35.1428
40.16
47.442
38.040
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Feedback:
The current through the devices is I0 / 2 .
r o = 2 / (λ I0 )
The correct answer is: 40.16
Accepted Answers:
40.16

What is the differential voltage gain, v o u t / ( v +i n − v −i n ) ? 1 point

29.426
24.896
27.662
31.36
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Feedback:
From the positive input terminal, the MOS device generates a current g m v +i n . This current gets
mirrored.
From the negative input terminal, the MOS device generates a current g m v −i n .
The current going out of the circuit is: g m ( v +i n − v −i n ) .
Output impedance of the circuit is r o p ∥ r o n = r o / 2 .

So the differential voltage gain is gm ro/2.

The correct answer is: 29.4257
Accepted Answers:
29.426

The circuit is modified as below. The bias voltage V B is sufficiently large, such that the devices conduct currents of I 0 / 2 . R 1 and R 2 are 8 1 point
and 5 kilo-ohms respectively.

What is the voltage gain, v o u t / v i n ?

1.721
1.493
1.519
1.625
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Feedback:
The amplifier is now biased in negative feedback. The voltage gain is 1 + R 2/R 1 .

The correct answer is: 1.625

Accepted Answers:
1.625

What is the output impedance of the circuit with feedback, looking into the circuit from v o u t ? Give your answer in kilo-ohms. 1 point

0.9723
1.0392
1.441
0.6928
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Feedback:
The output impedance of the circuit is r o p ∥ r o n in parallel with R 1 + R 2 , in parallel with a
path, ( 1 + R 2 / R 1 ) / g m . If a voltage v is applied at the output, it causes a current
R 1 / ( R 1 + R 2 ) g m / 2 drawn by the nMOS, which is reflected and also drawn by the pMOS.

Alternately, one can look at the output impedance of the amplifier, r o p ∥ r o n . In feedback, the
output impedance is going to become smaller by a factor R 1 / ( R 1 + R 2 ) ⋅ A v where A v was
the computed gain of the amplifier.

r op ∥ r on
Overall output impedance is
1 + g m (r o p ∥ r on ) R 1 / ( R 1 + R 2)
∥ (R 1 + R 2 ) .

The correct answer is: 0.97228

Accepted Answers:
0.9723

1.5 points
In the differential circuit below, all nMOS devices have a g m of 1.6 milli-siemens, and r o of 13.8 kilo-ohms, all pMOS devices have a g m of 0.6 milli-
siemens and r o of 61.7 kilo-ohms. The resistor shown in the schematic is 1.6 kilo-ohms.

What is the differential gain (difference of outputs by difference of inputs) of the circuit? Take special care of the sign. You can use any method to work
out your answer.

-2.36
-2.9
-2.166
-2.282
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Feedback:
The differential mode half circuit will work out to g m and r o for the nMOS device, R / 2 , and
− g m and r o of the pMOS device. The negative g m corresponding to the pMOS device will be
diode connected.
Net result will be:
v +o u t − v −o u t
v +i n − v −i n
= − gmn ⋅ (r op ∥ r on ∥ R ∥ ( − 1/gm p ))

= − gm n /(gop + gon + G − gmp )

The correct answer is: -2.166

Accepted Answers:
-2.166

Assume that the output impedance of the tail current source is 6.9 kilo-ohms. What is the common mode gain of the circuit? Your answer 1 point
should be negative. An approximate answer will suffice. Common mode gain in this case is defined as the average of the outputs by the average of the
inputs.

-0.86
-0.95
-0.107
-0.75
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Feedback:
The common mode half-circuit will work out to g m and r o for the nMOS device, degenerated by
r o for the current source, and + g m and r o of the pMOS device as the load. There is no current
through the resistor branch.
The short circuit transconductance works out to:
g m n g on
g m n + 2 g on
The output impedance works out to:
1
1
g m p + g op +
2 r o n + g m n r 2o n
The common mode gain works out to:
g m n g on 1
− g m n + 2 g on ⋅
g m p + g op +
1
2 r o n + g m n r 2o n

The correct answer is: -0.1073

Accepted Answers:
-0.107

What is the common mode rejection ratio, in dB? 0 points

23.266
27.1369
25.26
29.579
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Feedback:
The CMRR is the ratio of the differential mode gain to the common mode gain, expressed in
decibels (20 log).
The correct answer is: 25.26
Accepted Answers:
25.26

1.5 points
In the following circuit the pMOS devices have a g m of 0.5 milli-siemens, and an r o of 26 kilo-ohms. The nMOS devices have a g m of 2.2 milli-siemens
and an r o of 9.55 kilo-ohms. The resistors are of value 22 kilo-ohms.

The differential output is v +o u t − v −o u t . The differential input is v +i n − v −i n . What is the differential gain?

30.06
28.5
31.56
33.06
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Feedback:
The circuit can be converted to its differential mode half-circuit.
R + r on
The output impedance is r op ∥ (R + r on ) ∥ ( r on g
mp
).

r on
The short circuit transconductance is gm n r on + R ⋅ ( 1 − gmpR )

The differential gain is the negative product of the output impedance and the short circuit
transconductance. Note that it works out to be positive!
The correct answer is: 30.06

Accepted Answers:
30.06